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Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Moscow is haggling with Baku ahead of the presidential election

Vladimir Putin visited Baku on 13 August. The most important effect of the visit was the framework co-operation agreement signed by Rosneft and the Azeri energy company SOCAR. The deal indicates that Russia, in exchange for refraining from…
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

The Southern Caucasus is turning into a Russian playground

Tension has been rising in the Southern Caucasus over the past few months. This is primarily an effect of the upcoming presidential elections in Georgia and Azerbaijan (October) and the fact that another stage bringing the region closer to…
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Kazakhstan distances itself from Moscows integration projects

On 18 January, at a meeting with the heads of foreign missions accredited in Astana, Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev questioned the need for deeper integration in the Eurasian Union which has been jointly developed with Russia…