Vladimir Rozanskij

According to the Georgian Dream, the ruling party, the country's exports to Russia have grown much less than those to other states. Imports of Russian products, however, have grown. Armenia used as a transit channel for Georgian goods. Supplies from Turkey enter Russian territory via Georgia.

Kazakhstan wants to break the Islamic Republic's international isolation. It is President Tokaev's 'multipolar' policy: an insurance policy against Russia's aims towards his country. The Kazakh government determined on the road to internal reforms.

Thousands of wild animals fall victim to banned agricultural pesticides. A side effect of Moscow's war on Ukraine. The complaint of hunters and fishermen in south-west Russia. Only the authorities in Stavropol admitted the problem and intervened.

Russia and China launch plans to help families to reverse the demographic trend. The war in Ukraine has exacerbated the problem of depopulation and aging in Russia. Chinese subsidies considered insufficient by experts. The Kremlin running out of funds.

Events and campaigns to choose a candidate for the 2024 presidential elections have begun. Uncertainty over the future role of the historic refounder Zyuganov, lukewarm on the attack on Ukraine. Russian Communists attempt to 'rebuild their patriotic virginity'.

For several observers, the Russians could wage war against another former Soviet republic. Kazakhstan's north is home to a large Russian-speaking population. The western regions, rich in gas and oil, are more attractive. Putin would intervene to save Kazakhstan 'from Western globalist exploitation'.

The Russian Orthodox Church remains faithful to the Julian calendar and celebrated it on 14 January. The Korjaks of Kamčatka start the year at the winter solstice, on 21 or 22 December. So do the čukči on the Alaskan border. In the Urals, khanty and mansi await the arrival of the crows in spring.

He is minister of the Armenian separatist enclave in Azerbaijani territory. Critic of the premier of Yerevan, Nikol Pašinyan. He wants a broader mandate for Russian peacekeeping troops. According to Baku, his are 'fantasies and illusions'. According to Azerbaijan, Putin's soldiers can stay until 2025 at the latest.

Deaths are increasing due to taking drugs without controls, or because they are expired or of dubious quality. The deaths could be much higher than the official figures. Pharmacies out of control: they sell everything without a prescription, in several cases even narcotics.

Russian troops are accused of war crimes in the Ukrainian town. The Kazakhs tell the Kremlin that it is a private initiative. Russian nationalists have sights on northern Kazakhstan, where a Russian-speaking community is concentrated. The yurt used to mock Putin.

The peacekeeping contingent of the Russians is unable to avoid clashes between Yerevan and Baku over the pro-Armenian separatist region. Moscow would like to replace Armenian PM Pašinyan with its own oligarch. The Kremlin seems increasingly weak in the Caucasus, an effect of the war in Ukraine.

Moscow signed it in 1999. Corruption became a 'social norm', a behaviour not liable to punishment. About 10 years ago, Aleksej Naval'nyj's anti-corruption protests began. Putin completes the campaign in defence of his supporters. It is genetic mutation of the penal code with new forms of 'immunity' for the powerful.