Despite the UN International Court of Justice's 2017 order requiring Russia to "refrain from maintaining or introducing restrictions on Crimean Tatars", pressure on the ethnic group in the peninsula continues to be exerted by Russian authorities, Levy Bereg reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to regain pre-election confidence rating, basing on September-October, Levada-Centr survey, informs news outlet „Kommersant”.

This year Belarusian and Russian Foreign Ministries held consultations in Moscow on October 15, discussing relations between the two countries with the US and Canada in response to a statement by the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, informs TUT.BY.

Separate events in this week's Russian political life testify to the Kremlin's activities in the fight against regime critics.

This year Belarusian and Russian Foreign Ministries held consultations in Moscow on October 15, discussing relations between the two countries with the US and Canada in response to a statement by the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, informs TUT.BY.

The head of the Belarusian Armed Forces General Staff (AF GS), First Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Oleg Belokonev is running for election to the House of Representatives of the Belarusian Parliament this year November 17. Information on O. Belokonev's candidacy in Puhovich constituency N...

News outlet Ogonok has looked at China-Belarus economic relations within the framework of the Beijing One Belt, One Road initiative.

The first bilateral meeting between the Presidents of both countries, Volodymyr Zelensky and Alexander Lukashenko, took place on October 4 this year at the Ukraine-Belarus Regional Forum in Zhytomyr, informs Ukraine's Presidential Press Office.

Despite the UN International Court of Justice's 2017 order requiring Russia to "refrain from maintaining or introducing restrictions on Crimean Tatars", pressure on the ethnic group in the peninsula continues to be exerted by Russian authorities, Levy Bereg reports.

Compared to September of this year, the number of Ukrainian citizens who positively view President Volodymyr Zelensky has dropped from 73% to 66%, according to a poll conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology on October 9-11 of this year.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky admits that Ukraine could terminate its membership in the Normandy format (Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France) talks on resolving the Donbas conflict without dialogue based on reciprocal compromises, referring to a statement made by V. Zelensky at a press con...

Rumours of an internal crisis in the political power of President Volodymyr Zelensky's "Sluga naroda" are beginning to spread in Ukraine, Strana writes.

The EU is ready to release EUR 60 million in macro-economic assistance to Moldova by the end of this year, citing a statement made by Moldovan Prime Minister Maia Sandu following a discussion with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini on 30 September o...

On September 24 of this year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered Russia to pay EUR 283,00 in compensation to 15 Moldovan citizens detained in Transnistria, Newsmaker reports.

Despite attempts by both sides to improve relations, normalization is not expected soon, Moldova's Foreign Minister Nick Popesk said in an interview with Russia's Kommersant.

Russia is ready to destroy its military arsenal in Transnistria, citing a statement made by Moldovan President Igor Dodon after a meeting with Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu, Newsmaker writes.

Relations between Russia and Georgia have improved, which worsened considerably in early summer of this year. The first meeting of Georgian and Russian Foreign Ministers David Zalkaliani and Sergey Lavrov after the 2008 war was held in New York on 26 September, according to the Kommersant news relea...

Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili may be considered for impeachment, Kommersant reports.

On September 8 of this year, the Georgian parliament approved the new government, headed by former Minister of the Interior Georgy Gakhariya, informs Novosti Georgia.

Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze announced his resignation on his social network Facebook account on August 2, Kommersant reports.

During the second round of the European League match between the Luxembourg and Azerbaijani football clubs F91Dudelange - Qarabag, a drone flying the flag of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh flew on the field, resulting in a halt to the game. On October 3, „Sports” edition informs. ...

This year on October 1, the highest meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union took place in Yerevan, attended by the leaders of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Vladimir Putin, Presidents of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Alexander...

This year on October 1, the highest meeting of the Eurasian Economic Council was held in Yerevan, attended by the leaders of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EES), Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Presiden...

Arthur Vanetsyan, head of the National Security Service in Armenia, retired, reports Kommersant.

Ali Asadov, economic adviser to President Ilham Aliyev, becomes Azerbaijan's prime minister, Kommersant reports.

During the second round of the European League match between the Luxembourg and Azerbaijani football clubs F91Dudelange - Qarabag, a drone flying the flag of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh flew on the field, resulting in a halt to the game. On October 3, „Sports” edition informs. ...

Azerbaijani authorities use administrative arrests to target activists and critics, citing Kavkazsky Uzel, according to a report by the Azerbaijani Institute for Democratic Initiatives.

US news agency „Bloomberg” published material about former Azerbaijani International Bank manager Jahangir Hajiyev, his spouse Zamira Hajiyeva and daughter Leila Mahmudov, as well as companies that helped Azerbaijani money go to the UK to buy real estate. On August 31, informs Azerbaijan news releas...

Kazakhstan journalist and political activist Zhanbolat Mamay on October 16, at a press conference held in Kazakhstan's International Office for Human Rights and Law Enforcement, announced the establishment of the Kazakh Democratic Party, Fergana informs.

Fergana launches pilot project to improve police officers' skills for constructive dialogue with citizens during peaceful actions in Almaty police department.

Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Beibut Atamkulov, Minister for Industry and Infrastructure Development, and Jerlan Qoschanow, Head of Presidential Administration, have been appointed as new foreign ministers under the order of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, writes Centrasia.

On September 11 and 12, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid an official visit to China, News edition writes.

Two soldiers who had fallen asleep in a cotton field were killed in a cotton-carrying tractor in Sirdaryo district of Uzbekistan, Fergana reports.

Upper House examines changes to bill to extend National Guard's powers, writes Fergana.

Members of the Upper House of the Uzbek Parliament draw up statutes to regulate weddings and funerals, Canews writes.

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan swap land around Kerkidan reservoir, writes Centrasia.

Turkmenistan and Russia agree on cooperation in provision of international security information, this year on October 12, Trend, citing joint statement by Russian and Turkmen presidents Vladimir Putin and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow wrote.

This year CIS member states summit happened in Ashgabat on 11 October, informs The Kremlin's official website.

US Department of State's annual Foreign Budget Transparency Report indicates Turkmenistan's budget does not meet minimum financial disclosure principles, Canews writes.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow dismissed Interior Minister Iskander Mulikov as part of Security Council meeting, Gundogar writes.

President Sooronbay Jeenbekov calls for strengthening Kyrgyz language in society, Lenta writes.

On September 17 of this year, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan's crossing point at the Kizil-Bel (Batken district) cross-border prime ministers Muhammadkaly Abilgaziyev and Kohir Rasulzade held talks on how to regulate the border area, which escalated after the September 16 shooting, informs Akipress editi...

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan swap land around Kerkidan reservoir, writes Centrasia.

Deputy Colonel Abdimalik Mirzayev of the National Security Committee said China's spies were in possession of information that is state secrets, geological exploration materials and maps of the USSR, according to Canews.

On September 17 of this year, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan's crossing point at the Kizil-Bel (Batken district) cross-border prime ministers Muhammadkaly Abilgaziyev and Kohir Rasulzade held talks on how to regulate the border area, which escalated after the September 16 shooting, informs Akipress editi...

Tajikistan is looking into building another large hydroelectric plant. The next year, Tajikistan is set to begin work on a feasibility study for a large hydroelectric power plant on the Vakhsh river, writes Fergana.

Completion of oil refinery in Dangara free economic zone has been finished, writes Canews.

Jamie Fly, head of Radio Free Europe / RadioFreedom, is visiting Tajikistan on August 26 and 27, according to Canews.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decree on July 17, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned to develop a mechanism to facilitate the acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by ethnic Ukrainians from friendly countries. On July 17, referri...

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decree on July 17, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned to develop a mechanism to facilitate the acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by ethnic Ukrainians from friendly countries. On July 17, referri...

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.

The inauguration ceremony of Abkhaz President Raul Khajimba took place on October 9, informs Russian news agency TASS.

Kavkazsky Uzel, former self-proclaimed Republic leader Raul Khajimba, won the second round of presidential elections in Abkhazia on 8 September of this year.

For the first time in the history of Abkhazia, the second round of self-proclaimed presidential election will take place, Kommersant reports.

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...

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.