Thursday, December 4, 2025

After War in Ukraine, Moscow will Strengthen Its Position within Its Sphere of Influence but That Sphere Will Be Smaller,’ Beijing Commentator Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 1 – Zhou Bo, a retired PLA colonel and now a senior fellow at Tsinghua University’s Center for Inter...

Russian Children asked to Make Amulets Ostensibly to Protect Russian Soldiers in Ukraine But in Fact to Unite Population Behind Putin’s War There

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 3 – Schools across the Russian Federation are now asking children to come up with home-made amulets ...

Migrants from Central Asia in Russian Federation Deeply Split along Ethnic Lines, Kotkov Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Nov. 28 – Most Russian discussions about migrant workers and their families in the Russian Federation tre...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Putin’s Latest Tax Reform May Deprive Russians in Rural Areas of Pharmacies, Their Last Source of Medical Assistance

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 1 – In the name of “optimization,” the Putin regime has closed hospitals and medical points in many ...

Even Traditionally Pro-Russian Kyrgyzstan May Turn Away from Moscow, Dubnov Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 1 – Moscow is rapidly losing influence among the countries of the former Soviet space to the point t...

As Result of War in Ukraine, West has Achieved Its Main Goal Regarding Russia, Kalashnikov Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 2 – Whatever Ukraine may have to give up as a result of Russia’s invasion, the West has already achi...
Monday, December 1, 2025

A Decade from Now, Central Asian Migrant Workers Now in Russia will Return to Their Homelands to Retire, UNICEF Study Says

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  Paul Goble             Staunton, Nov. 28 – Central Asians have been leaving their countries to work abroad because their populations are...