Gazprom PJSC will export natural gas to #Armenia via Azerbaijan for the first time in almost three decades as the former Soviet neighbors work to reopen communication links following last year’s war. https://t.co/TSIC0tSAjU
#Belarus - Russia’s association with Lukashenko’s crackdown may persuade Belarusians that it is impossible to be a pro-Russian democrat: that one can only be one or the other. https://t.co/4yqXp4dDE9
While the COVID battle is being fought in the hit-and-miss mode, ruining anti-corruption institutions by the team in power and its satellites was quite successful.
#Ukraine - The hottest issues in Ukrainian society last year were fighting COVID-19 and attacking corruption infrastructure, with its partial levelling present sometimes. https://t.co/MaM0qek3lU
#Moldova - Beyond the international sympathy and support addressed toward Sandu, there is a lot to do so as to bring Moldova back to the rule of law , recover trust of its strategic partners, and to come up with a pandemic recovery plan. https://t.co/Mb6Mr8DjZB
#Georgia - Contradictory arrangements like the freedom of religion and equality, on the one hand, and the privileged status of the Orthodox Church, on the other, may further marginalise religious minorities and stoke tensions in Georgian society. https://t.co/3ECdbnZWIx
#Armenia - The ability to institutionalize and legitimate the democratic project is essential for consolidating a democratic breakthrough. https://t.co/3cAPKmPXar
#Ukraine - Tehran said it will pay $150,000 to the family of each victim, but Ukraine said it expects more, including a thorough investigation. https://t.co/xgDwg20rCG
#Armenia - Facebook banned Holocaust denial from its platform in October. Anti-hate groups now want the social media giant to block posts denying the Armenian genocide. https://t.co/MuiTTYwFPg
#Belarus - regime brutality is fueling a national awakening and helping to create a new Belarus. By seeking to subjugate his own population, Lukashenka is unwittingly pushing the Belarusian people away from the Soviet past and towards a European future. https://t.co/nBJzZA5V0q
#Ukraine - The United States needs to be frank with Ukraine and make clear that there are real consequences if Ukraine doesn’t commit to finally combating oligarchs and systemic corruption. https://t.co/NwxaGvd1dV
#Belarus - there are at least three scenarios in which the EU and Russia won’t be able to keep their differences over Belarus from escalating from the current moderate competition into an open geopolitical crisis like that seen in Ukraine. https://t.co/dgg0vGOmSS
The search for alternative forms of representation and power reflects a growing conviction that traditional models of electoral democracy are no longer a winning example of citizen empowerment.
In post-Soviet Eurasia, most elections have negatively impacted democratic impulses. Between 2018-2020, Armenia and Belarus showed us change comes not from elections, but from protests against them. https://t.co/FqR51RwE5C
Amending Article 6 to state that Russian-occupied regions would be temporarily excluded from the Article 5 security protection is a realistic, responsible, and reasonable way to admit Georgia into NATO.
#Georgia - Russia likely will not end its occupation of Georgian territory in the near future, so creativity regarding Georgia’s future NATO membership is necessary. https://t.co/Sd79AkfUOB
The #Moldovan political playground possesses one key characteristic. It cannot handle a vacuum when it comes to actors capable of protecting a corrupt system that acts according to Russia’s interests. https://t.co/cgq5K6lvqD
#Russia - direct encounters with the coronavirus do not lead to a significant decrease in political support and institutional trust in Russia. https://t.co/3U3eRjPyPG