COVID-19 vaccine: lifeline, or geopolitical loyalty?
Olga Gulina looks into how Eurasian countries have set about vaccinating their populations
Ukraine
Russia’s response to Belarus crisis: possible lessons from Abkhazia
Neil Hauer finds Russia’s reactions to popular uprisings in Abkhazia a compelling historical indicator of how Russia might react to the anti-Lukashenko protests in Belarus
Russia’s sanctions laws could be about to change
Sergey Glandin takes a close look at the recent Duma proposals to alter Russian sanctions law
Russia’s loan to Moldova (and its geopolitical strings)
Maximilian Hess looks into Russia’s loan offer to Moldova and finds several geopolitical strings attached
The destiny of Donbas … without Surkov?
Ivan Preobrazhensky on the “resignation” of Vladislav Surkov and what that means for east Ukraine
Moscow’s voice in Kyiv
Part seven of “Russian Media: Moscow and Beyond Calling”: who promotes Moscow’s position in Ukraine?
A peace settlement in the Donbas: big talk and small commitments
The Steinmeier Formula is not a reason for optimism, nor for alarmism, writes Pavel Luzin
The Russia-Ukraine conflict: Hopeful signs of rapprochement have dissipated
Tatyana Stanovaya on why the recent Russian-Ukrainian rapprochement has reverted to more hostility
Zelensky And Donbas: A New Game But Is There A Strategy?
James Sherr on what Ukraine’s President Zelensky has to do to combat Russia successfully
Balkan Fighters In Eastern Ukraine: Why Are They There?
The third part of the series ‘Safety first’ examines the tangled ideological motives behind Balkan fighters taking up arms in Eastern Ukraine
A Painful Religious Split, Motivated By Politics
As the newly formed Orthodox Church of Ukraine moves away from Moscow’s influence, it may in fact spark further Russian meddling among Ukraine’s clergy and parishioners