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Geneva discussions Sukhumi

Talks between Georgia and breakaway regions under threat amid Ukraine war

Officials in Moscow and their allies in Abkhazia and South Ossetia all canceled meetings with international diplomats brokering the discussions, casting the future of the talks into question.
Joshua Kucera Feb 2, 2023
EUMM

EU to ban use of Russian passports issued in Abkhazia, South Ossetia

While the decision isn’t likely to have a practical effect on people’s freedom to travel, it does signal a potential shift in Brussels’s approach to Georgia’s breakaway territories.
Nini Gabritchidze Oct 14, 2022
Perevi

Georgian village welcomes reopening of crossing points with South Ossetia

South Ossetia has opened up a bit. Residents on the de facto boundary with Georgia hope it lasts.
Clément Girardot, Photos by Julien Pebrel Sep 28, 2022
Lukashenko Abkhazia

Belarus’s Lukashenko visits Abkhazia

The surprise trip comes amid a period of geopolitical turmoil in the region, as Russia is getting set to annex several parts of Ukraine.
Sep 28, 2022
Abkhazia soldiers

Concerns over conscription in Abkhazia as Russia mobilizes

In South Ossetia, meanwhile, the authorities have remained completely silent on the issue. Most residents in both territories hold Russian citizenship, raising the prospect they could be drafted.
Sep 23, 2022
trucks

Kazakhstan closes sanctions-dodging loopholes for Russia, Belarus

Kazakhstan’s largest bank has also suspended use of a popular Russian payment card.
Joanna Lillis Sep 22, 2022
Electronics are among the items earmarked for sanctions. (Photo: Tomsk regional government)

Washington flags Central Asian states over potential sanctions-dodging

The U.S. is pressing companies to show vigilance over export control evasion attempts.
Joanna Lillis Jul 12, 2022
Serdar

Turkmenistan: Holiday road

Because official statistics are nonsense, we look to personnel reshuffles to understand where the government recognizes it is underperforming. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jul 12, 2022
Gagloev

Russia praises South Ossetia’s decision to drop unification referendum

The two sides have promised to continue consultations on “integration,” though that is a buzzword that analysts suggested was a face-saving measure.
Joshua Kucera Jun 1, 2022
Alan Gagloev

New South Ossetian leader takes office

While the new de facto president praised ties with Russia, he did not mention the referendum that his predecessor called on his way out of office.
Joshua Kucera May 24, 2022
Bibilov

Questions surround South Ossetian referendum on joining Russia

The territory’s outgoing leader says the vote will take place in July. But he’ll be out of office by then and neither his successor, nor Russia itself, appear as interested in it as he is.
Joshua Kucera May 16, 2022
South Ossetia ABL

Calls for Georgia to open a “second front” against Russia fall flat

Many outsiders have been calling on Georgia to take advantage of Russian weakness to reclaim its lost territories. But Georgians themselves aren’t having it.
Nini Gabritchidze May 10, 2022
Gagloev

South Ossetia’s incumbent leader loses reelection

While Anatoliy Bibilov tried to boost his electoral chances by tying himself more tightly to Russia, analysts say his defeat will still not likely result in any substantial change in relations with Moscow.
Joshua Kucera May 9, 2022
Bibilov

South Ossetian leader faces tough reelection after backing Ukraine deployment

The incumbent has come under fire for a controversial military deployment to Ukraine, and it’s not clear that a proposal to annex the territory to Russia will help him.
Joshua Kucera May 6, 2022
Bibilov

South Ossetia says it will seek to join Russia

It’s not the first time the breakaway Georgian territory’s de facto authorities have signaled the intention. In the past Russia has blown the calls off, but its calculations may be different now.
Joshua Kucera Mar 31, 2022

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