Category: Russia and CIS
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Xi Jinping to meet with V. Putin at the SCO summit
Author: Marián Šeliga As part of his first foreign visit since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Xi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which will be held in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) on September 15-16. According to news agencies,…
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Putin meets with Erdogan. Escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh and Turkey’s “diplomatic victory” on Syria
Photo by: http://www.trtworld.com Author: Marián Šeliga Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on August 5 to discuss a number of issues important both in terms of developing mutual bilateral relations as well as in the international context. As a result of marathon talks, both leaders agreed to strengthen…
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Slovakia pioneers help to Ukraine whilst struggling with a fragile economy
Photo by: cepconsult.com Author: Jozef Hrabina, Chief analyst at the Council of Slovak Exporters Once the Tatra Tiger is now stuck in between the triangle of reliance on foreign companies, the war in Ukraine and the wish to reboot its economy. Poland and Slovakia champion the help to Ukraine. Since the war in Ukraine started, Slovakia…
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The impact of Western sanctions on Russian telecom: key issues and future prospects
Photo by: Insidetelecom.com Author: Marián Šeliga The telecommunications sector, as well as many other industries or services in Russia, are heavily dependent on critical technology imports. The issue of significant dependence on foreign spare parts and equipment has become especially acute after Western countries imposed unprecedented sanctions against Russia. The purpose of today’s analysis is…
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Western sanctions may hurt Russia, but they will not deliver the intended blow to its economy
Written by Marián Šeliga In response to the Russian invasion into Ukraine on February 24, the EU and the USA adopted a whole package of sanctions against the Kremlin. According to experts, the most unprecedented measure out of the whole package of sanctions imposed on Russia was the freezing of the Russian Central Bank’s reserves…
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“Global South” isn’t taking sides in the Ukrainian crisis
Photo taken by Foreign policy Author: Marián Šeliga Introduction: Against the background of the current development of the war in Ukraine and amid the lack of sufficient progress at the negotiating table, we at Globinsider are very pessimistic about the opportunity of reaching a long-term ceasefire or even ending of this conflict. All indications, as…
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The end of diplomacy?
Photo taken by Arabnews Our platform Globinsider has always tried to be as unbiased as possible in analysing the current international issues. In order to provide an in-depth analysis we attach great importance to the facts and the primary sources of information. By doing so we may provide our readers with an opportunity to look…
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