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Open Democracy article -- Tajikistan Has a Special Relationship with Russia. Could War Change That? -- describes public sentiments in Tajikistan regarding Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
Russian and Turkish leaders have agreed to hold the next round of the Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey. Russian media reports say President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday had a phone conversation. asiaplustj.info »
Al Jazeera reported today that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said peace talks with Russia were beginning to sound “more realistic” but that more time was needed to ensure the outcome of the negotiations were in Kiev’s interests. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday March 1, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said that the second round of the Russia-Ukraine talks would take place in Belarus, near the Belarus-Poland border. Yuri Voskresensky, a Belarusian political scholar who is close with the Russia-Ukraine talks, said one of the possible venues for the coming talks is a villa eight kilometers from the Polish border. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian currency sinks to a record low against the dollar after Western countries impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The Russian ruble sank 30% after new Western sanctions. asiaplustj.info »
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine yesterday held their first round of peace talks in Belarus. After talks ended, reports emerged that both sides will return to respective capitals for further consultations before second round of talks. asiaplustj.info »
Al-Jazeera says that Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak has told the Reuters news agency that talks between Ukraine and Russia have started at the Belarussian border,. The Ukrainian delegation members reportedly include Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak among others. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations expected to begin today morning. "It is not a postponement. The meeting will begin in the morning. The reason is the Ukrainian delegation’s logistics," a source told TASS in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Experts say the Western sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine crisis will put economic strain on many smaller countries with close economic ties to the Russian Federation. One of those countries is Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
