CIS Essential Politics: November 1-17, 2025

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - Report 17 Nov 2025 by Alex Teddy, Alexei Panin and Javier Espadas

- A massive corruption scandal in Ukraine implicates a former defense minister and various Zelensky allies.
- Russia encircles key cities of Pokrovsk and Mirnograd after a year of fighting.
- Kazakhstan signs an alliance with Russia and a minerals deal with US.
- A fierce Russian energy offensive against Ukraine threatens the integrity of the Ukrainian grid.

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