Questions tagged [russian-federation]
For questions about or involving the Russian Federation, successor of the Soviet Union. Located in Eurasia, Russia is the largest country by land mass, and it operates as a semi-presidential republic. For questions about the Soviet Union (USSR), use tag: [soviet-union].
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What was the selection criteria for people Russia judges in the "Azov trial"?
Based on Western media, it seems to me they are judging pretty insignificant cases like cooks (of the battalion) and what not. I do recall that Russia even exchanged some Azov combat personnel ...
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Is access to Russian open sources blocked from the West?
I want to understand whether the element of the “information war” is taken into account when discussing “war crimes”.Is the probability in society that the information and double standards presented, ...
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What does Russia have to gain by abstaining during the latest UN resolution?
The resolution, introduced by Malta on Wednesday, also called for
“corridors throughout the Gaza Strip for a sufficient number of days”
to safeguard civilians, particularly children, ambassador ...
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Why did Russia vote to renew the arms embargo and other sanctions on Yemen?
On both Feb 28, 2022 and Feb 16, 2023 Russia voted to renew the arms embargo and other sanctions on Yemen. Why would they do that when Iran is probably not too pleased, given that e.g. the US 5th ...
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To what extent could India, Pakistan, China, France, and/or the UK individually destroy the U.S. and/or Russia with their nukes if it came to that? [closed]
Some of these match-ups are obviously highly implausible such as France vs. the U.S. (well, they did rename their fries once...). Others are not completely improbable, such as China vs. the U.S. or ...
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On what basis did the Russian ambassador to the UN say "Israel Has No Right to Self-Defense as Occupier"?
From this:
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya tells the world body that
Israel does not have the right to self-defense under international law
in its fight against Hamas because it is an “...
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Why have more countries cut the diplomatic ties with Israel than with Russia?
Many countries (Bahrain, Jordan, Turkey, Bolivia, Chile and Colombia, Honduras, maybe others) have recalled their ambassadors from Israel. I cannot find any country that has recalled their ambassador ...
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Where is the Coordination Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus located? And who runs it?
I'm confused by this:
Daghestani officials accused "enemies of Russia" of instigating the anti-Semitic sentiments after the Coordination Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus called on ...
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Have there been any UNGA votes regarding the US presence in Syria?
Relating to a couple of other questions here: it appears that while Russia and Syria object to the US presence in Syria, they've not brought up the case at UNSC even for pure protest purposes. However,...
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Why does Ukraine want to postpone ratifying the Rome Statute?
Ukraine has been in international negotiations to become party to the International Criminal Court for decades now. They seem to have been making steady progress, up until the outbreak of the Russian ...
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What is Russia's exact position on the Turkish presence in Northern Syria?
Russia has hosted various talks between Syria and Turkey (at lower levels--their heads of state refuse to meet) in attempt to mitigate or solve the issue of the presence of Turkish troops in Syria, ...
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What reason did China invoke for vetoing the US proposal at the UNSC in re Gaza?
According to Reuters:
The initial U.S. text shocked many diplomats with its bluntness in stating Israel has a right to defend itself and demanding Iran stop exporting arms to militant groups. It did ...
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Have there been UNSC attempts to force the US forces out of Syria? What were the results?
Clearly forcing the US forces out of Syria will fail at the UNSC due to US veto. But that hasn't stopped such attempts in other conflicts, i.e. countries still advance resolutions that they know they'...
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Have any NATO countries publicly raise objections as being spied upon (by the US) in "Operation Triangulation"?
According to a story sourced to the FSB
“The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, together with the Federal Security Service of Russia, uncovered a reconnaissance operation by American ...
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What was the rationale for resetting Putin’s presidential term count in 2020?
According to Wikipedia, “this limitation has since been overhauled in large part due to the constitutional amendments that were ratified in 2020. One of the amendments passed reset the terms of both ...
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Why Global North countries collectively hate Russia? [closed]
For me being unfamiliar with western propaganda/popular news agenda etc. it is not clear. It seems to be something everyone already knows and obvious.
Just to be clear, by Global North countries I ...
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What makes political asylum case "strong"?
What constitutes "strong case" that persuades people to grant political asylum to people requesting it?
Does it usually have to elicit more public outrage because of blood, tortures and ...
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In what context did Larry Summers say sending Russian foreign exchange and/or central bank reserves to Ukraine would 'not be setting a bad precedent'?
After about 23:15 in Scott Galloway's new Conversation with Fareed Zakaria — The Conflict in Israel and the State of Foreign Affairs addresses a possible western solution to "Western fatigue"...
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What action could a Russian citizen take in case of disagreement with authoritarian regime? [closed]
It seems to be a widespread opinion supported by polls that Russian population endorses Putin's regime in general and invasion of Ukraine in particular. Russian citizens are blamed for this in the ...
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How common is it for countries to draft directly from prison?
According to RFERL
Russian legislation currently forbids the military to register convicted prisoners for the draft or call them up for duty. But last month, the Defense Ministry submitted a proposal ...
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Does the increase in German exports to Russia's neighbors make up for losses in Russia proper?
DW has this "slide" in one of their YouTube reportages:
It shows German exports to Kyrgyzstan increasing by 773% in in Q1 2023, and to a lesser extent a similar pattern happens in Armenia ...
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What is the answer of Coal and Steel / EU based security framework regarding Russia [closed]
It is postulated many times that the EU was created to prevent a war between large countries of Europe and was successful in doing so:
The European Coal and Steel Community which is designed ...
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What were the stated goals/job of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh?
PM Pashinian blamed the recent success of the Azerbaijani offensive on the failure of Russian peacekeepers.
On Thursday, in a televised address, the Armenian Prime Minister accused Russia, a ...
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What has Russia committed to NOT doing with North Korea, trade-wise?
Putin and Kim seem to be on a little bit of a bromance these days. It is speculated that Russia wants to get North Korean ammunition for its "special military operation" in Ukraine.
North ...
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What are possible sanctions the U.S. could put against North Korea if they were to provide arms to Russia?
Foreign governments and experts have speculated that Kim will likely
supply ammunition to Russia in exchange for receiving advanced weapons
or technology from Russia.
Milley and the other defense ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
The Economist Intelligence Unit reported in March that some 33% of the world's population live in countries that support Russia in their war with Ukraine, and another 30% live in countries that are ...
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According to each of Russia and Ukraine, are Russia and Ukraine officially at war with each other?
My understanding is that while both countries are "obviously" at war, neither country has officially declared war on each other.
So, according to each of (1) Russia and (2) Ukraine, are they ...
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What makes the way Russia handles its foreign reserve complex?
Last week 45 members of the European Parliament wrote to the leaders
of the EU asking for a centralised registry to be created detailing
where the CBR funds are held, as well as €19bn worth of frozen
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How popular is Vivek Ramaswamy's idea to compromise with Russia on Ukraine in exchange of Russia's dropping alliance with China?
Vivek Ramaswamy, one of Republican presidential candidates, suggests in his article that China is American main rival and that it is wise to get Russia's neutrality in exchange for compromising on ...
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What are operations that the New Development Bank can't carry out because of the Russian-Ukraine war sanctions?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Development_Bank
On March 3, 2022, in response to the Russia-Ukraine War, the New
Development Bank announced that it put new transactions with Russia on
hold.[21] ...
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Any public information confirming arms shipments to Ukrainian ports via grain deal?
In Russian military Tg channels who mocked the "grain deal" from the beginning, there was a recurring theme that Ukraine is exploiting Russian weakness and unpreparedness for confrontation ...
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What are the practical differences between a "special military operation" and a war?
I have read a lot about why Russia wanted to call their invasion a "special military operation" (there were wildly different opinions) and I am now interested in the practical aspects of ...
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Why didn't Putin attend the BRICS summit in person?
Why didn't Putin attend the BRICS summit in person? I understand that the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him, but isn't it insulting to Putin and the South African ...
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Was any other sovereign wealth fund hit by sanctions in the past?
On February 28, the Biden administration slapped sanctions on the
RDIF, a $10 billion sovereign wealth fund, and its CEO, Kirill
Dmitriev. The fund was launched in 2011, a time of relative thaw in
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What prevents foreign companies from setting up business in Russia so as to not pay any compensation to patent owners from the West?
https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/russia-adopts-zero-compensation-to-patent-owners-from-unfriendly-countries/
The Russian Government has adopted a decree[1] which will allow local
companies and ...
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What exactly was Russia supposed to get as part of the Black Sea Grain Initiative?
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, was brokered in July of 2022 by Turkey (and the UN?), and involved Russia, Ukraine and other world states. Russia has recently (July 2023) allowed the deal to expire ...
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Is there any instance of Russian law enforcement agencies harassing or arbitrarily arresting American citizens?
The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately
due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or
harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies. "U.S. citizens
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What are the similarities/differences between Russia's conscription and their mobilization?
What really differentiates Russia's twice-yearly conscription cycle from the mobilization drive? On one end, conscripts seem to not go to Ukraine much these days, whereas a whole lot of not always ...
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How does Russia deal with illegal Chinese immigrants?
Aside from resident contract workers, 1.1 million Chinese also went to
the border areas of the Russian Far East on tourist visas from 1997 to
2002.[28] Despite the perception that many remain ...
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Does Russia still need Prigozhin to manage and lead Wagner? [closed]
According to the Financial Times, the Wagner Group does not exist as a
single incorporated entity, but instead as a "sprawling network of
interacting companies with varying degrees of proximity ...
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Can Russia prevent people from leaving the country? [duplicate]
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/matvei-michkov-play-nhl-russian-prospect-2023-24/lirjxhuhtbqmpxtxuslji5sx
Michkov is currently signed with SKA St. Petersburg through the
2025-26 season. It ...
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Why is there such a large gap between the census and the population estimates when counting the number of Chinese residents in Russia?
Ethnic Chinese in Russia officially numbered 39,483 according to the
2002 census.[2] However, this figure is contested, with the Overseas
Community Affairs Council of Taiwan claiming 998,000 in 2004 ...
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What is the best objective comparison of the level of corruption in Russia to other countries?
I am looking for the best objective source to compare corruption in Russia to other countries. The often cited Corruption Perceptions Index (as far as I can tell) is not objective since it is based on ...
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What can the EU do to prevent the circumventions of sanctions against Russia?
The Russian economy appears more resilient than expected and the
Russian military retains the capacity to destroy civilian
infrastructure and military targets and terrorise the Ukrainian
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What is the reason that Russia is much richer even though they are corrupt at LDC-level? [closed]
LDC = Least Developed Country.
Russia and Pakistan both sit at the bottom of the CPI's 2022 corruption perception index. Russia's position is 137/180. Russia also faces economic sanctions. However, ...
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Is there any African country that actively express disagreement or resistance against Wagner?
Besides, Wagner’s principal sell in Africa has become its praetorian
guard service for authoritarian regimes as well as elected governments
— like in the Central African Republic (CAR). There, Wagner ...
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Is there still more room for more sanctions from the West against Russia?
Is there still more room for more sanctions from the West against Russia? The United States and the European Union, has already imposed multiple rounds of sanctions on Russia in response to various ...
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What was this crackdown about in Moscow, Russia?
You Won't Believe Who's Funding Quran Burning Stunts
In the above YouTube video at 03:49, some Russian heavily armed Russian policemen are seen raiding a mosque in Moscow. They are rounding up the ...
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Which countries has the RF designated as maritime warring parties in its war against Ukraine? [closed]
In a verbal exchange conveyed in this tweet (the original is in Russian, but it has English subtitles, which seem accurate), the Russian warship announces to a passing civilian ship
the country under ...
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Do the trains of the silk road freight line fall into the scope of the Russian sanctions?
The Silk Road train line is a freight line connecting China and Europe. The service is still operational. But online information does not tell whether the trains still go via the Russian Federation. ...
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