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| Witold Rodkiewicz, Katarzyna Chawryło
The overthrow of Bashar Assad has significantly diminished Russia’s influence in the Middle East and dealt a blow to its image. Alongside Iran, Russia was the principal sponsor of the Alawite regime in Syria, which depended heavily on…
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| Krzysztof Strachota, Andrzej Wilk, Witold Rodkiewicz
Since 27 November, opposition forces in Syria have been continuing their offensive, successfully pushing out government troops from Aleppo and Kurdish forces from Tall Rifaat. As a result, several Iranian and Russian outposts have been…
Analyses |
| Katarzyna Chawryło, Marek Menkiszak, Witold Rodkiewicz
Official Russian reactions to Donald Trump’s victory have been reserved yet consistent, giving the impression of a deliberate political signal aimed both at the domestic Russian audience (tempering expectations for a swift end to the war…
Analyses |
| Maria Domańska, Piotr Żochowski, Witold Rodkiewicz
On 1 August, Ankara witnessed the largest prisoner exchange between the US and Russia since the Cold War. The exchange also involved Belarus, Germany, Poland, Norway, and Slovenia.
Analyses |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
On 20 June, Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Vietnam, where he met the country’s top politicians, including the president, the prime minister, the general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam and the speaker of the…
Analyses |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the 18 and 19 June. The Russian delegation included two deputy prime ministers (those responsible for the energy sector and the defence industry)…
Analyses |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
The Kremlin has published excerpts from talks between the leaders of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alyaksandr Lukashenka, which were held on 11 April in Moscow. They concerned the subject of possible negotiations which could lead…
Analyses |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
On 4 March, during the World Youth Festival near Sochi, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the ruling United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev presented the Kremlin’s strategic goals on the…