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Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has warned Belarus that it runs the risk of losing financial support from Russia unless the government's crackdown on foreign media ceases. Belarus... 2011-06-22

On June 21, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for the government of Moldova to enter into negotiations in good faith with its breakaway province of Transnistria, where Russian... 2011-06-22

President Viktor Yanukovich re-affirmed Ukraine's commitment to neutrality in its foreign relations with Russia and NATO on June 22 by stressing that eventual entry into the US-led... 2011-06-22

Uzbek President Islam Karimov met with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on June 14 in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent. The meeting was reportedly regarding increased cooperation over... 2011-06-16

Talks in May between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of Romania Traian Basescu have been hailed a success and mark an important deepening of ties... 2011-06-16

In an effort to cool political tensions, Armenia's parliament recently approved an amnesty for jailed anti-government protestors, paving the way for future dialogue with the opposition... 2011-05-31

Tajikistan is growing increasingly vulnerable to the risk of an Islamist insurgency, according to the Brussels based think-tank International Crisis Group (ICG). The group highlights... 2011-05-26

The decision by judge Sulaiman Atakulov on May 19 to recuse himself from a trial involving ethnic Uzbek community leaders in Jalal-Abad means that the trial is now on hold. The defense... 2011-05-26

We see considerable headwinds confronting Mongolian policymakers over the coming years, as public resentment of foreign involvement in the mining sector rises. Though the government... 2011-05-23

Our core scenario is for existing power structures to remain intact over the coming decade. Vladimir Putin will, health-permitting, remain a major political figure either as president... 2011-05-23