Putin’s bluntness, or do not overestimate the rhetoric of Russian officials

11.12.2023

Authors – CEEPS researchers: Armands Astukevičs, Mārcis Balodis

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent quote about Latvia’s ugly attitude towards its Russian-speaking

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Lukashenko’s regime complicity in war crimes – child deportations from Ukraine

11.07.2023

The politics of paranoia, or Russia’s never-ending accusations of human rights violations

31.01.2023

Originally published in Latvian on www.delfi.lv

Mārcis Balodis, researcher at the Centre for East European Policy Studies

One of Russia’s main “successes”

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Russia’s strategic failure, or NATO expansion from Russia’s perspective

12.01.2023

Originally published in Latvian on www.delfi.lv

Mārcis Balodis, researcher at the Centre for East European Policy Studies

Looking back on the most significant

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Partitioning Ukraine — Polish imperialism or Russian vindication

01.01.2023

Originally published in Latvian on www.delfi.lv

Mārcis Balodis, researcher at the Centre for East European Policy Studies

Since 24 February, Russia has

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From The Hague to Moscow: Why is Russia concerned about flight MH17?

15.12.2022

Originally published in Latvian on www.delfi.lv

Mārcis Balodis, researcher at the Centre for East European Policy Studies

Russian disinformation campaigns

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