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Luhansk the first Ukrainian region fully occupied by Russia
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Luhansk the first Ukrainian region fully occupied by Russia

1 July 2025
A Russia-appointed official in Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region was quoted by AP on Monday saying that Moscow’s forces have overrun all of it, one of four regions Russia annexed from Ukraine in September 2022. If confirmed, it would make Luhansk the first Ukrainian region fully occupied by Russia after more than three years of war with international peace efforts led by the US failing to make progress on halting the fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin has effectively rejected a ceasefire and hasn’t budged from his demands, which include Moscow’s control over the four illegally annexed regions. 
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Monday Commentary: If Russians and Turks start killing each other in Libya and Syria, the consequences may be unpredictable
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Monday Commentary: If Russians and Turks start killing each other in Libya and Syria, the consequences may be unpredictable

3 February 2020
Reflecting on new tensions in Russian-Turkish relations Dennis Sammut says that Erdogan is not the first one to discover that the hug of the Russian bear comes with a price. Others, not least in the Caucasus region, are watching as this drama unfolds, and wondering what the consequences may be.
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Monday Commentary: What if?
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Monday Commentary: What if?

20 January 2020
The Conference on Libya held in Berlin on Sunday (19 January) was high diplomacy at its best. In this week's Monday Commentary Dennis Sammut asks what if the same level of commitment by the top leaders of the top countries of the world is put in solving some of the other big challenges and conflicts?
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Editorial: On Karabakh, unconventional diplomacy is now needed more than ever
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Editorial: On Karabakh, unconventional diplomacy is now needed more than ever

25 June 2019
In the Karabakh peace process there has been a reluctance by track 1 participants to engage properly with track II initiatives. The EU supported EPNK process has shown that unconventional diplomacy has much to contribute, and its energy must now be put to good use.
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Envisioning Peace: International Alert publishes an analysis of grassroots views on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
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Envisioning Peace: International Alert publishes an analysis of grassroots views on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

19 October 2018
The report makes a number of recommendations that "aim to guide peace negotiators, policymakers, donors, and national and international civil society activists who work to promote mutual understanding and peace between the societies divided by the Nagorny Karabakh conflict".
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Opinion: Ten years after the war with Russia, Georgia remains exposed and vulnerable
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Opinion: Ten years after the war with Russia, Georgia remains exposed and vulnerable

8 August 2018
The threat from Russia looms large over Georgia. Although the odds for a resumption of hostilities seem insignificant at the moment, Russia continues its hostile acts against Georgia, sending a message that it continues to find unacceptable the country's political path, argues George Mchedlishvili
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