Follow South China Morning Post - Russia & Central Asia, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp22 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 06:12:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGMM6kOp6o6kdV1cWWor9YPv Azerbaijan had imposed a 10-month blockade on the breakaway region and conducted a lightning military offensive there, reclaiming full control of the region as a result.]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 20:45:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGMM6kOp6o6kdV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGNS281mZyGb1KCY3L745TL_ Two people were killed in the Kherson region after Russian forces struck, while a second shipment of Ukrainian wheat managed to reach Istanbul via the Black Sea despite Russian threats to attack boats heading to or from its enemy.]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 15:23:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGNS281mZyGb1KCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGPaVNEu5bhwsHn9ye8UNv30 This week’s offensive was due to ‘decades of frustration after the failure of the international community’ to resolve conflict, say analysts, and with the war in Ukraine distracting Russia.]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 10:00:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGPaVNEu5bhwsHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGN_ZkiXI8THtaCY3L745TL_ The Republican presidential hopeful says such a move would mean more obligations for the us, and added that Washington should not give Kyiv a ‘blank cheque’.]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 01:33:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGN_ZkiXI8THtaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGORPoJ3BPXFSylmFkX7M1Jw Government forces showed off the captured arsenal, as international concern mounted over the plight of ethnic Armenians trapped in the breakaway region.]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 23:35:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGORPoJ3BPXFSylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGM-lxW8mCbTH5s0ohxaO6Yr The diplomat accused the US and its allies of fuelling conflicts and trying to force the world to ‘play according to their self-centred rules’.]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 19:30:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGM-lxW8mCbTH5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGPAHmBRpw3uvuT5HJgy6HUf Ukraine said the strike happened during ‘a meeting of the Russian navy’s leadership’, and is the latest attack latest since Ukraine launched its counteroffensive to claw back territory from Russian forces in June.]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 18:00:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGPAHmBRpw3uvuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGNN6lBYuAdjzXn9ye8UNv30 Andrei Medvedev, who escaped Russia in January via its Arctic border with Norway, has been taken into custody for illegally trying to return to his homeland, but his lawyer says it’s a misunderstanding.]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 16:11:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGNN6lBYuAdjzXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGNesNQLxmpFkF1cWWor9YPv The new measures include US$482 million over three years to supply Kyiv with 50 armoured vehicles, including medical evacuation vehicles.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 23:01:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGNesNQLxmpFkF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGMHJMA-Aq0ZLyejEQ2Mq9rY Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki maintained his harsh rhetoric against Kyiv, as the two allies remain caught in a simmering row over grain imports.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 20:40:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGMHJMA-Aq0ZLyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGOLyy9QxFGwt5s0ohxaO6Yr US officials have been wary of providing the weapons for fear that Ukraine would use the system to strike targets within Russia and provoke a broader conflict.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:03:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGOLyy9QxFGwt5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGMm7tm1fjkHTl1cWWor9YPv The attack caused a fire and people were being urged to avoid the city centre where the navy building is located, Russian-installed officials said.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:19:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGMm7tm1fjkHTl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGMPL0-2LCGMm5VjH6qdYdAk The Ukrainian president allowed a dispute with one of his biggest allies to spin out of control this week. That’s just a hint of the tensions building behind the scenes.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:06:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGMPL0-2LCGMm5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGOmPsdjKfkk9sb1naedg1wr Warsaw said it would continue previously agreed deliveries, and the prime minister’s comments referred to new weaponry for modernising the Polish army.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:35:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGOmPsdjKfkk9sb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGPwoDlTE9irL8b1naedg1wr The Ukrainian president is set to hold talks with President Joe Biden. ‘Today there are important negotiations … More air defence, more support for Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines’, he said as he arrived.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:32:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGPwoDlTE9irL8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGOEhZJXK68AQMb1naedg1wr In light of the Russia-North Korea summit and China’s chip breakthrough, it’s unlikely that Beijing can be easily talked into another Biden-Xi meeting. Moreover, given the dictates of the White House’s current foreign policy, what genuine concessions could Biden make to Xi?]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:30:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGOEhZJXK68AQMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGMqgHbbg1BGnHn9ye8UNv30 Azerbaijani soldiers fired near the capital Stepanakert, the Interior Ministry of the unrecognised Republic of Artsakh said, but Baku officials say the reports are ‘completely false’.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:14:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGMqgHbbg1BGnHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGO1lZya2sBALSlmFkX7M1Jw The early morning missile attack was Russia’s largest since August 15, and came as Ukraine’s president visited the United States.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:18:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGO1lZya2sBALSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGPPZs06qSgmguzdsCmHakzH Armenian separatists in breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to lay down their arms in the face of a Azerbaijan military operation that killed at least 200 people.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 05:00:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGPPZs06qSgmguzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGN7S3u741XXI5VjH6qdYdAk Warsaw is a key ally for Kyiv and a gateway for Western aid, but the relationship is under pressure, as what seemed to be a relatively minor disagreement has ballooned into something larger.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:38:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2dUZqRvPEGN7S3u741XXI5VjH6qdYdAk