Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Ufa for a farewell ceremony for the former head of Bashkortostan Murtaza Rakhimov. Report informs via foreign media that the ceremony is taking place in the Bashkortostan state concert hall. Rakhimov died on Wednesday at the...
Kazakhstan has elections on March 19 and for the first time in nearly 20 years, there’s a chance that candidates who are not from pro-government parties might win seats. Polls will be conducted for regional, district and city administrations known as maslikhats, as well as for the...
UK military advisor, Ian Stubbs, says Russian military leaders have sacrificed military units and squandered strategic resources for small tactical gains. Thank you, Mr Chair. Over the past week, we have seen intensive combat as Russia continues its grinding offensive in the Donbas...
A $2.2 billion fleet of oil tankers has been assembled to keep Russian crude and fuels exports flowing. Now, as some freight rates surge, executives are starting to ponder if they’ll ever return to serving everyone else. The often-older ships, which began to show up when a flurry of...
China has the ability to export blueprints and expertise to Moscow, which would shore up Russia’s depleting defence capacity amid the Ukraine conflict. China, the world’s second-biggest economy and military power after the US, has emerged as the biggest foil to Washington’s...
