Russia

Putin Ends Astana Visit with Ukraine Warnings and EAEU Posturing
The Russian president used the Eurasian Economic Forum platform for some of his sharpest public language on Ukraine in months β delivered from Kazakhstanβs capital

The Tsar, the Steppe, and the Very Friendly Lunch
What Vladimir Putinβs second state visit to Kazakhstan really said β and what everyone agreed not to say out loud
Armenia Election Roundup: Flower Bans, Citizenship Scandals and Bribery Arrests
With nine days to go, Russia tightens economic pressure while Strong Armenia faces new legal trouble

EAEU Summit Convenes: Armenia in the Room, Pashinyan Not
The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meets today to discuss, for the first time, a member state's EU trajectory β with the Armenian elections nine days away

Armenia's Election: Eleven Days, Three Stories
What the polls, the party platforms and the money trails reveal about June 7

Twelve Days to Go: What Armenia's Election Is Actually About
June 7 is framed as a geopolitical choice between Russia and Europe β but the campaign reveals a messier domestic reality

Caught in the Net: Central Asia's Sanctions Week
Kyrgyzstan shuts down 50 companies, Kazakhstan sues Rosatom, Georgia's elites move assets offshore β three stories, one pressure front

Armenia Advances EU Civilian Mission Cooperation as CSTO Participation Remains Suspended
Yerevan's foreign policy reorientation accelerates with new security partnership frameworks outside Russian alliance structures