NEWS OF POLITICS OF POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Both parties described the other as a friend, with Naledi Pandor describing their talks as "wonderful" South Africa has defended its decision to hold a joint…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Russian Foreign Ministry headquatersBy Imogen JamesBBC News The Estonian ambassador in Russia has been ordered to leave the country by 7 February, after the…
Image caption, Danya has made a difficult decision to leave Russia after the country passed a new law targeting LGBT peopleBy Will VernonBBC News, St Petersburg "I'm the only monster…
Image caption, Valentina says that while the town of Lyman has been liberated, the missile attacks continueBy Andrew HardingBBC News, Lyman, eastern Ukraine Two Ukrainian fighter jets roar low overhead…
Image source, Adam KalininImage caption, Adam Kalinin has lived in the Russian wilderness for nearly four months to avoid being called up to fight in UkraineBy Ben TobiasBBC News When…
Image source, EPAImage caption, Remains of a damaged helicopter removed after this week's crash in Brovary in which three senior officials diedBy James WaterhouseBBC Ukraine correspondent Even by the standards…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Leopard tank is designed to compete with the Russian tanks being used in the invasion Ukraine's defence minister has said he had a "frank…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, John Kirby presented images he said showed Russian railcars traveling between North Korea and RussiaBy Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, Washington The US will designate Russia's…
The southern Russian republic of Chechnya has long been a boiling point for conflict with Moscow in the restive North Caucasus. After a decade of unsuccessfully fighting for independence, the…
Dagestan, which translates as "land of the mountains", is situated in Russia's North Caucasus with Chechnya and Georgia to the west, Azerbaijan to the south and the Caspian Sea to…