Message of peace from the Metropolitan of Donetsk and Mariupol in the face of the risk of war between Moscow and Kiev. Ilarion appeals that the "united, hard-working and Orthodox" Donbass be spared. Monasteries should prepare to welcome the needy. The faithful must extend a hand to their neighbour.
Dmitry Trapeznikov has been appointed deputy premier of the Republic of Kalmykia. A former Shakhtar Donetsk ultras leader, he has been at the top of the separatist republic in Ukraine's Donbass. Protected by Putin's circle, the opposition criticises him for his poor qualities as an administrator.
Kremlin-controlled fund refuses loan to Lukashenko regime. Belarus has maturing debts of $3.3 billion. The Belarusian dictator fuels Russian-Ukrainian tensions to secure Putin's protection.
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is ready to cede power to his son Serdar. Mock elections announced for 12th March. The transfer of power is most likely due to the current leader's health problems. The move is also aimed at preventing protest scenarios like those in Kazakhstan.
Yet another trial for Putin's main opponent. The court meets in the prison camp where he is held; the detained blogger's lawyer excluded. The regime wants to keep the case out of the spotlight amid the crisis with Ukraine and the West: another sign of the "final state" of the Putin regime.
In 2021 there were 100,000 more. The Republic of Tatarstan seems to be the only exception in the entire Federation. The drop in the birth rate continues. Young people are less committed and are not having children. Expert: "Families are not formed online".
President Sarkisyan's resignation leaves the field open to Prime Minister Pushinyan. The prime minister has been accused of yielding to Azerbaijan and Turkey. Fears of an authoritarian drift in Yerevan.
It began in 2015, after Russia's annexation of the peninsula. The Islamic organisation Khizb ut-Takhrir was targeted. One of its representatives, Zekirja Muratov, sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for terrorism. Moscow wants to assert its undisputed sovereignty.
The epicentre of the protests remains Zhanaozen. Oil workers are demanding better working conditions and higher wages. Kazakh government weak in the fight against unemployment, criticised for protecting only the oligarchs: the root cause of the recent riots.
No increase for them this year. The government has allocated new resources only for orphans. One third of the population lives below the poverty line. Families are forced to live on 28 dollars a month. However, the regime spends hundreds of millions of dollars on building parks and palaces.
The mandatory rules surrounding the Qr-Code are systematically disregarded. A powerless government, fails to contain Covid-19 infections. Bans resulting from the coronavirus have awakened the "apolitical" population, more so than Naval'nyj's anti-corruption campaigns.
Celebrations are underway for the 1,100th anniversary of the conversion of the Volga Bulgarians. Russia's Muslims are calling for the rediscovery of traditional values, such as the Orthodox patriarchate. The synergy of Islamic leaders with the Putin administration. The exaltation of Russian civilisation.
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