Essential CIS Politics: November 2022

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - Report 02 Nov 2022 by Alex Teddy and Alexei Panin

* Russia held referenda in East Ukraine and formally annexed four regions before evacuating many Kherson citizens.
* Russia mobilized 300,000 more men; some have reached the front and slowed Ukraine’s advance.
* Russia carried out nuclear weapons drills, but NATO experts do not think there will be a nuclear strike.
* A CIS Summit in Astana was notably tetchy: the President of Tajikistan said his country needs more respect from Russia.
* Fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia led to over 200 deaths.

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