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The Beginning of the End for Putin?

Prigozhin’s Rebellion Ended Quickly, but It Spells Trouble for the Kremlin Russia’s war against Ukraine has destroyed the mystique of Russian President Vladimir Putin as an untouchable autocrat. Before February 24, 2022, Putin may have looked unscrupulous and aggressive, but through his military moves in Syria, Crimea, and beyond, he …

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Russian President Putin: ‘The Majority Of Wagner Group Soldiers And Commanders Are Also Russian Patriots’

On June 26, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech to the citizens of Russia about the Wagner Group’s mutiny against the Russian government on June 24.[1] In his speech, Putin stated that “the majority of Wagner Group soldiers and commanders are also Russian patriots, loyal to their people …

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New Trilateral Cooperation for Iran, Armenia and India in the South Caucasus: From ‘Soft Balancing’ to Regional Transit Balance

In April 2023, the first trilateral political consultation between the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, India and Armenia was held in Yerevan (Shargh Daily, April 21). The three countries focused primarily on “economic issues and regional communication channels,” and “the sides agreed to continue consultations in the trilateral format” (Mfa.am, …

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