PROGRAMS

The EU diplomatic service and US authorities have stated that the Kremlin is spreading false rumours about the epidemic around the world. Who invents fake coronavirus news, and why?

According to the OCCRP, the Azeri authorities paid foreign politicians bribes amounting to millions of dollars. Why did Baku require Western sympathies?

In Central Asia, ethnic violence erupts regularly. Why do such clashes occur? What can they lead to? 

The Ukrainian armed forces have started switching to NATO standards. Medics, military police, intelligence, and general staff were the first to introduce Western terminology, ranks and equipment.

Slowly but surely, China is building economic, political, and even military ties with the countries that Russia calls its “near abroad”, but Beijing will not be asking for the Kremlin’s permission to expand.

On December 2nd, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping launched the Power of Siberia gas pipeline via video link. Gas exports to China are intended to help Russia reduce its dependence on the European market. In the past ten years, Beijing has been bolstering its influence in the post-Soviet space. Why? Let us explain.