Slovak president denies all requests from citizens wanting to fight
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Slovak president denies all requests from citizens wanting to fight in Ukraine

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini recently rejected all four requests from Slovak citizens wishing to join Ukraine's armed forces, Slovak media source TASR reported on Nov. 3. Pellegrini emphasized that unauthorized foreign military service constitutes a crime subject to prosecution in Slovakia. This decision also reflects his alignment with Prime Minister Robert Fico’s stance against military […]
NATO considering 'concrete steps' on Ukraine's accession at Ramstein summit,
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NATO entering ‘3.0’ version, Finland’s president says

NATO is entering its "3.0" version, and is returning back to its original role as a deterrent against threats "mainly from Russia," Finnish President Alexander Stubb said during a press conference on Oct. 8 in Brussels. Created in 1949 in the early stages of the Cold War, the military alliance was formed to provide collective […]
President Sandu's opponent concedes, days after losing Moldovan presidential election
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President Sandu's opponent concedes, days after losing Moldovan presidential election

Pro-Russian political newcomer Alexandr Stoianoglo on Nov. 6 conceded following the Moldovan presidential runoff vote. Pro-EU President Maia Sandu won on Nov. 3 by a margin of about 55.3% to 44.7%, despite what she called an "unprecedented" election interference backed by Moscow. The Russian-friendly Party of Socialists, who supported Sandu's opponent Stoianoglo, announced that they […]
Iranian President Pezeshkian plans to visit Moscow in January
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Iranian President Pezeshkian plans to visit Moscow in January

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is going to visit Moscow on Jan. 17, the Russian state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti reported on Dec. 26, citing Kazem Jalali, the Iranian Ambassador to Russia. Ties between Moscow and Tehran have deepened since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine in 2022. Iran has provided Russia with thousands […]
Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani president over plane crash, yet doesn't
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Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani president over plane crash, yet doesn't acknowledge Russia's responsibility

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people, the Kremlin reported on Dec. 28. The Kremlin press service released a briefing detailing a call between Putin and Aliyev, during which the Russian president addressed some aspects of what he called a "tragic […]
Putin meets with Iranian President Pezeshkian for first time
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Putin meets with Iranian President Pezeshkian for first time

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iran's recently elected President Masoud Pezeshkian in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Oct. 11. It was the first time the two leaders had met. "We are actively working together in the international arena and our assessments of events taking place in the world are often very close," Putin said. The Russian […]
President of Russian-occupied Abkhazia resigns amid protests
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President of Russian-occupied Abkhazia resigns amid protests

Aslan Bzhania, president of Georgia's Russian-occupied Abkhazia region, submitted a letter of resignation on Nov. 19 in an effort to make a deal with anti-government protesters. A controversial investment agreement with Russia sparked mass demonstrations in the regional capital city of Sukhum on Nov. 15, with demonstrators storming government buildings. The proposed law seeks to […]
Anti-Western Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's president, pro-EU Zourabichvili disputes
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Anti-Western Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's president, pro-EU Zourabichvili disputes legitimacy

Georgian anti-Western politician Mikheil Kavelashvili, an ally of the ruling Georgian Dream party, was inaugurated as the country's sixth president on Dec. 29 in a move seen as illegitimate by the opposition. Georgia's fifth president, Salome Zourabichvili, said she would vacate the presidential palace and "take legitimacy" with her, pledging to continue the struggle against […]