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Putin Hosts Another Valdai to Draw Attention Away From Russia’s Stagnation

(EDM) The annual meeting of the Valdai discussion club provides a unique opportunity for many Western experts to “meet” with President Vladimir Putin. This year, the Kremlin sought to build…

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Russia Is Steered Back Toward Petro-Stagnation

(EDM) The “historic” trip of King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud to Moscow, last week (October 4–7) was an affair long on ceremony, featuring a massive delegation, but rather uncertain regarding…

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Russia Tries to Conclude Its Syrian Venture

(EDM) The working dinner in Ankara, last Thursday (September 27), between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, was not a productive affair or a cordial meeting of…

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Baev: Relations between Turkey and Russia may appear to be friendly but they are loaded with contradictions

(RUDAW) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday meets his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks on Syria and a key weapons deal, hoping to strengthen an increasingly active relationship…

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Russia Seeks to Rebuild Its International Respectability

(EDM) Russian President Vladimir Putin opted not to attend this year’s United Nations General Assembly, in New York City; but he nevertheless kept up the pretense of the wise statesman among…

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Baev: We did not see a demonstration of readiness of newly formed divisions in Russia’s military exercises

(Washington Post) VILNIUS, Lithuania — The vast Russian military exercises that ended this week showed off a muscular fighting force practicing state-on-state warfare, NATO’s deputy military commander said, in one of the…

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Putin Goes East, but Offers No Solution for North Korean Problem

(EDM) The fast-escalating crisis in East Asia, driven by the chain of nuclear and missile provocations by the North Korean regime, has upset the carefully prepared agendas of regional politics. In…

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Baev: I am not sure that Russia’s role in managing the North Korea crisis is meaningful

(Globe and Mail) He is the reigning bad boy of global affairs, a nemesis of American presidents and an antagonist who flouts international borders and diplomatic protocols. So how did Vladimir…

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Baev: In principle, the exercises in Georgia are not a threat to Russian security

(RFI) US Vice President Mike Pence is on a visit to Russia’s former allies, Estonia, Georgia and Montenegro, which are now closer to the West than ever to the dismay…

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Putin’s Foreign Policy Non-Options in Response to US Sanctions

(EDM) It has gradually dawned on the Russian leadership that the legislation approved by the US Congress amounts not just to some more tightening of sanctions, but to the downgrading of…

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Putin Hosts Another Valdai to Draw Attention Away From Russia’s Stagnation

Russia Is Steered Back Toward Petro-Stagnation

Russia Tries to Conclude Its Syrian Venture

Baev: Relations between Turkey and Russia may appear to be friendly but they are loaded with contradictions

Russia Seeks to Rebuild Its International Respectability

Baev: We did not see a demonstration of readiness of newly formed divisions in Russia’s military exercises

Putin Goes East, but Offers No Solution for North Korean Problem

Baev: I am not sure that Russia’s role in managing the North Korea crisis is meaningful

Baev: In principle, the exercises in Georgia are not a threat to Russian security

Putin’s Foreign Policy Non-Options in Response to US Sanctions