Putin faces an uphill task to realize his plan for Eurasian Economic Union
January 27, 2012 Dadan Upadhyay, specially for RIR
The Customs Union formed by the three former Soviet Republics of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, moved a step forward to their complete integration with the creation of a Common Economic Space (CES) on January 1
“Euroasian Union” idea: Can “civilised divorce” turn into “marriage of equals”?
October 11, 2011 Sergei Markedonov, specially for RIR
This year marks the 20th anniversary since the Soviet Union’s collapse. Is it possible to create “Euroasian Union” on the basis of former Soviet republics as Vladimir Putin calls for?
The Central Asian peacekeeping issue
May 13, 2011 Vladimir Mukhin, Nezavisimaya gazeta (translated by RT.com)
NATO, in defiance of Russia’s interests, is becoming a more active geopolitical player in the south of the CIS.


















