This year, on June 11, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev announced an interruption on the criminal case on the drug distribution by journalist Ivan Golunov of Meduza, informs news outlet Kommersant.

This year on June 6-8, the St Petersburg International Economic Forum took place, with 19,000 participants from 145 countries. The biggest were the Chinese and US delegations. The Forum signed 650 agreements in the amount of RUB 3.1 trillion.

Oppositionist and Kremlin critic, former owner of JUKOS, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, at the invitation of Zentrum Liberale Moderne in Berlin, spoke sharply with German journalists about Vladimir Putin. His main messages from the German edition of Der Tagesspiegel and Bild were compiled by news outlet NEWS...

This year on June 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping who on June 7 will be on a visit to Russia, informs official Kremlin website.

Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, on June 11, has made staff changes, including the appointment of new Ministers of Internal Affairs and Health, according to press release.

This year Russian and Belarusian Prime Ministers Dmitry Medvedev and Syarhey Rumas met in Moscow on May 24, informs BELTA.

During a meeting with journalists on May 11, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko commented on current issues - detention of former Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Andrei Vtyurin and contamination in Druzhba pipeline, informs presidential press service.

In Minsk, there were loud detentions associated with Russia. Influential former deputy secretary of the Belarusian Security Council, Andrey Vtyurin and Sergei Sivodedov, head of the national communications'  operator Beltelekom, arrested for bribery from Russian citizens, writes the outlet The Bell....

Vladislav Buharyov, Member of the parliamentary party of Batkivshchina, was appointed Head of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service SZRU, referring to the order of 11 June of this year by Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, informs news outlet Cenzor.

If the Ukrainian parliamentary elections were to take place today, five political forces would overcome the 5% electoral barrier, according to a survey conducted by sociological polling company, Reiting, on May 29-June 3 of this year.

On June 3, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed an order to release Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Kononenko, Vice-President of the Security Service of Ukraine, referring to the presidential press service, writes Interfax-Ukraine.

Ukraine's sixth President, Volodymyr Zelensky, continues to build up his power vertical, but at the moment, this process is slow, says Strana.

Since 9 June of this year, Moldova has developed a dual government, says Kommersant.

More than 75% of Moldovan citizens believe that the country is developing in the wrong direction, referring to a sociological survey conducted by the Moldovan Institute of Marketing and Surveys on 17 March to 5 April of this year across the territory of Moldova, writes Infotag.

Russian Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Service Rosselhoznadzor started strengthening control of Moldovan beef, writes Russian magazine Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

The Socialist Party and the ruling Democratic Party held talks on the establishment of a joint coalition at the residence of Moldovan President Igor Dodon on April 2, informs Russian edition Kommersant.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, following her statement that the establishment of a US military base on Georgian territory would not be advisable, may face an impeachment procedure. On May 1, news article Haqqin.

The US Congress has filed a bill to impose sanctions against Georgia in connection with violations of business interests of US businessmen or organizations in Georgia. The opposition is convinced that this is a reaction to the criminal case initiated by Georgia against the management of the TBC bank...

44% of Georgian citizens believe that despite the Russian occupation, good neighbourly relations with Moscow should be established in Tbilisi. This is evidenced by the results of a sociological study conducted by The Caucasus Research Resource Centres, commissioned by the non-governmental organizati...

The Georgian opposition accuses Georgia of leading an agreement with Russia on the suspension of the construction of a deep-water port in Anaklia (near the Black Sea Abkhazian administrative boundary). On March 6, writes the Russian edition of America's Voice.

The EU and the Eastern Partnership countries have not been able to agree on the adoption of the final declaration text for the decade of the Eastern Partnership program, citing a diplomatic source in one of the CIS countries, this year on May 14, TASS writes.

Armenian members of parliament, this year on May 8, supported the government's decision to reduce the number of ministries from 17 to 12, informs Kavkazskiy Uzel.

Narina Tuhikyana, a member of the Armenian ruling faction My Way, at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport, which reported on "The Operation of the National Television and Radio Commission in 2018" raised the issue of limiting broadcasting to s...

Sergey Markedonov, Assistant Professor of Foreign Policies and Foreign Regional Studies at the Russian State Humanitarian University, shared his impressions on his Facebook page after his trip to Armenia. On March 1, writes the news outlet Novosti-Armenia.

The EU and the Eastern Partnership countries have not been able to agree on the adoption of the final declaration text for the decade of the Eastern Partnership program, citing a diplomatic source in one of the CIS countries, this year on May 14, TASS writes.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, in honor of the 74th anniversary of the Victory Day, has signed an order for the provision of one-off material aid to veterans of the Great Patriotic War in the amount of 1000 AZM (600 USD). Also, some categories of citizens will receive 500 AZM (300 USD), this ye...

The EU welcomes the pardon of more than 400 prisoners in Azerbaijan on March 17, with reference to the statement by the European External Action Service, informs the Trend newsletter.

Latvia's Ex-President, International Co-Chairman of the International Nizami Ganjavi International Centre, Vaira Vike-Freiberga gave an exclusive interview to Azerbaijan's Trend news agency in Azerbaijan at the 7th Global Baku Forum.

Presidential Elections took place in Kazakhstan on June 9th, informs Canews.

Speaking at the Kazakhstan-Russia Youth Forum in Kostanay, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stressed that the country's land plots would not be sold to foreigners, writes the news outlet Tengri.

The National Security Committee has confirmed that, due to suspicion of espionage, political scientist Konstantin Syroezhkin has been detained, Zonakz writes.

On May 1 of this year, unauthorized rallies were held in Nursultan, Almaty, Semey, Karaghandi, and Aktebe, calling for a boycott of presidential elections, improving social protection measures, and banning the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan, writes Tegrinews.

According to the Ministry of Employment, the number of unemployed has increased in the first quarter of this year, reaching about 1.4 million people, or 9.4% of the economically active population, writes Canews.

The Central Bank of Uzbekistan reported that the country's external debt rose by 9.5% last year, to USD 17.3 billion, including USD 5.3 billion in oil, natural gas and energy, Fergana wrote.

Uzbek government has approved candidate selection procedures for the armed forces, writes Fergana.

On April 14 and 15, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited Tashkent on an official visit to discuss cooperation issues in the areas of trade, economy, transit and transport with Uzbek leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Canews writes.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) review of Turkmenistan's economic growth this year is forecasted at 6.3%, writes Stanradar.

Turkmen authorities require employees to provide flash memory information about three generations of relatives and their residence addresses, writes Canews.

Turkmen War Commissars demand return of Turkmen students that are currently abroad and their involvement in compulsory military service, Canews writes.

Turkmenistan State Television presented a gift-giving ceremony for girls in honour of the 8th of March celebration, but according to the parents of the children and school representatives, empty envelopes were given to the girls in front of the camera, referring to the radio Azatlik, writes the news...

Kyrgyzstan may buy various military equipment items and armaments in India, Akipress writes.

China has handed over free armed police cars, buses, vans and off-road vehicles to the Kyrgyz Ministry of the Interior for a total of USD 4.3 million, Fergana writes.

Kyrgyzstan 16th Column in Belovodskoye (Chuy Region, North of the country) postponed the opening of the new corps for the deployment of extremists, writes Fergana.

At the Social Democratic Party meeting on 25 May of this year, its leader Almazbek Atambayev announced his resignation and resignation from the party, writes Fergana.

According to Amendments to the Law on Military Intelligence of the Armed Forces, Tajikistan will establish a military intelligence body responsible for combating terrorism and extremism, writes Fergana.

Tajikistan's Directorate for Art and Documentary Film Studio Tadzhikfilm turned to the representative offices of the social networking website Youtube in Kazakhstan and Russia (there are no representations in Tajikistan) with the request not to place Tajik bloggers' video recordings before they have...

Combining the seven control structures, Tajikistan has created two new ones - the Food Safety Committee, as well as the Health and Social Protection Monitoring Service, writes Canews.

April 17, President Emomali Rahmon visited Russia for an official visit, informs Canews.

For this years November 11th scheduled Donetsk election, five candidates were registered, referring to the statement by the head of the Central Election Commission, Olga Pozdnakova, on October 5, writes the newspaper Lenta.

Moscow has chosen the current acting leader and parliament speaker Deniss Pushilin to be the new leader of the Donetsk People’s Republic, according to researcher of the US think tank Jamestown Foundation Vladimr Sokor.

Since the murder of leader of Donetsk People’s Republic Aleksandr Zakharchenko in 31 August, there is a period of lack of state power in the republic, reported Krim Realiy.

This year on September 7th the "parliaments" of the Donetsk and Luhansk peoples' republics decided to organize "parliament" and presidential elections on November 11, informs the newspaper Leviy Bereg.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, may have organized a former Luhansk People's Republic leader LNR leader Igor Plotnitsky's assassination, writes Russian edition of Novaya Gazeta.

This year on September 7th the "parliaments" of the Donetsk and Luhansk peoples' republics decided to organize "parliament" and presidential elections on November 11, informs the newspaper Leviy Bereg.

In 6 September, Parliament of the Luhansk People’s Republic made changes in the self-proclaimed constitution, prolonging the authority of the leader (president) and deputies from four to five years, reported Realnaya Gazeta.

Possibly, the self-proclaimed Donbass republics will postpone the scheduled elections of this year fall of "heads of state" and "parliaments".

Supporters of the Deputy President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, following a refusal by Parliament to postpone the July 21 upcoming presidential elections due to illness of the opposition leader, announced the launch of an open-ended protest at the Abkhazian Parliament building. Oppositionists also de...

After returning from a state visit to Syria in a traffic accident in Gudaut district (Abkhazia) this year, on September 8, 71-year-old Prime Minister of Abkhazia, Gennadi Gagulia, was killed, informs news agency Lenta.

Syrian Arab Republic recognised the independence of separatist territories Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Until now, the independence of these territories was recognised by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Nauru.

On May 29 this year Georgia announced the contraction of its diplomatic relations with Syria, informs Kommersant. This happened after Damascus recognized the independence of the Georgian separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Syrian Arab Republic recognised the independence of separatist territories Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Until now, the independence of these territories was recognised by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Nauru.

On May 29 this year Georgia announced the contraction of its diplomatic relations with Syria, informs Kommersant. This happened after Damascus recognized the independence of the Georgian separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Russian political scientist Stanislav Tarasov commenting on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, on 22 January (the third meeting of the two leaders since the arrival of N. Pashinyan in power in the spring of 2018) at the World Economic Forum in Davos, note...

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan this year on July 25, in an interview with the news release Eho Moskvi stated that the probability of war with Azerbaijan is very high and that Armenia should be ready for war.

Nakhchivan’s forces were able to renew control over the Gulustan village and over the surrounding strategic highlands.

On June 6, President of the Nagorno-Karabakh, Bako Sahakyan, made several shifts in the self-proclaimed government and power structures, reports Lragir.