Vladimir Rozanskij

With the invasion of Ukraine, the teaching of history as a demonstration of Russian superiority has been intensified in schools. Education is now a propaganda tool. But school facilities are underfunded. The Soviet-style ideological system remains in place.

The separatist territory has no interest in joining Russia. However, the main political, economic and military decisions are made in Moscow. Transnistria has no facilities to support an attack on Odessa, Ukraine. The Moldovans are not meddling and are aiming for neutrality.

President Mirziyoyev: poultry farming is fundamental for national life. Set "Soviet" production quotas. The chicken epic shows the illusory nature of presidential plans to "enrich the population".

Russian patriarch criticised for his support of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. It would take a council of all the Churches or a decision of the Moscow synod to dismiss him. Kirill increasingly under scrutiny in the Orthodox and Christian world of the West.

Local population protests after killing of a person stopped by police. Tajik government increases military presence and does not launch an investigation into the incident. Internet access in the area reduced. UN asks the Tajik government to take steps towards reconciliation with the region's minority.

Ankara has close relations with both sides of the conflict. The Turkish president seeks diplomatic success while the national economy suffocates The more conflicts arise in the former Soviet territories, the more Turkey benefits, relaunching its neo-Ottoman imperial plans.

They do not want to live under Putin's regime, especially after the invasion of Ukraine. They mostly go to Armenia, Georgia and Turkey, and then move to Europe or the USA. With the flight of hi-tech giants, Russia risks technological paralysis.

The Kazakh president presents himself as a moralizer of Kazakh society, but his family members occupy key positions in the public and private sectors. Tokaev accused of owning princely villas. The government brands the accusations as "fake news". Pressure from the press.

Putin relies on Chinese support to save Moscow's economy from Western sanctions against the invasion of Ukraine. China and Russia united by opposition to the US and the West. However, theirs remains a tactical partnership, not a strategic alliance.

Fr. Fernando Vera will have to return to his native Mexico. With the invasion of Ukraine it is difficult to avoid the crime of "defamation of the authorities and the army". Religious driven out to ward off "foreign influences".

The flight of Ukraine war opponents is harming the pro-democracy camp at home. In the past 10 years, only one person, Alexei Navalny, has been able to reach out successfully to ordinary Russians. Presidential powers could be curbed if regional and local governments are no longer under presidential control.

The long-standing issue has dragged on since the dissolution of the USSR. Of 970 km of the border, only 519 are fixed. In the last eight meetings, the two sides have managed to settle only 81 km. The Kyrgyz reopen the border with Kazakhstan, closed to contain Covid-19.