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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Why did the EU not let developing countries outside the EU to import fertilizers from Russia?
He pointed out that the bloc had eased curbs to let in Russian
fertilizers to Europe, but was unwilling to do the same for developing
countries outside the continent.
“Using the opportunity, I ask UN ...
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Would transporting parts for a military radar instead of "missile parts" aboard a passenger aircraft make any difference under international law?
According to Wikipedia:
On 10 October 2012, Turkish Air Force F-16s intercepted a Syrian Air Airbus A320, flight RB442 from Moscow to Damascus, in Turkish airspace and forced it to land at Esenboğa ...
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Association referenda in Luhansk and Donetsk: What % of the population of the balloted areas are first-language Russian speakers?
Of the population of the areas of Ukraine, now occupied by Russia, where ballots are being conducted, what percentage speak Russian - as opposed to Ukrainian - as their first language?
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What is the limit of the weapons that President Biden can authorize sending to Ukraine?
President Biden announced that he will not send combat troops to fight in Ukraine.
That he does not want to have US armed men in the line of fire means that he also would not want to put US civilians ...
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Have anti-Ukraine-war parties in Russia explained what their preferred end state looks like?
There're definitely people in Russia who are against the "special military operation" - c.f. protests after Putin ordered a partial mobilization.
Have any of these people explained what ...
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How many Russian politicians send their own children to the war in Ukraine? [closed]
Today Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a "partial mobilisation", hoping to add 300,000 more soldiers to the war in Ukraine. This follows the success of Ukraine's counter-offensive, ...
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What's the balance of (pro-)Russian forces in Ukraine between regular Russian units and Wagner, LPR+DPR armies etc.?
Are there some official Russian figures and/or Western estimates on what in the balance of (pro-)Russian forces engaged in Ukraine? Basically, how many are regular Russian forces vs various other ...
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Why does Putin refer to the Ukraine invasion as a 'Special Operation'? [duplicate]
Putin has several times referred to Russia's occupation of Ukraine as a 'Special Operation' rather than a full fledged war, although it looks to be very much like the latter.
But why does he refer to ...
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What is "crypto-mobilization"?
For the past few days, the Institute for the Study of War has been mentioning "crypto-mobilization" in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For example:
Russian officials ...
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Where are the ships with Ukrainian grain?
Recently, I've read an article on Politico about those ships with grain:
"Excluding Turkey as the mediator country, almost all the grain exported from Ukraine is flowing not to the poorest ...
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Soviet funding for Communists
Russia has spent over $300 million on influencing foreign elections since 2014, US officials say
How does this amount compare with the money that the USSR spent on supporting various communist parties ...
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Can the U.S. punish Russia without escalating the war if it chooses to fire artillery shells at Ukraine for the next 10 years? [closed]
Can the U.S. punish Russia in any way if it chooses to fire artillery shells at Ukraine for the next 10 years?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4
Mersheimer predicted that Russia will seek to ...
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Why didn't Russia intervene in the Ukrainian elections?
If we accept Russia's constant meddling in US elections for a fact, and also accept that the efforts were successful, then a question arises as to why Russia couldn't or wouldn't want to prevent ...
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Does the U.S. have the legal means to use Russia's frozen assets to finance Ukraine's reconstruction?
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220909-ukraine-reconstruction-to-cost-349-bn-report
Rebuilding Ukraine following the devastation caused by the Russian
invasion will cost an estimated $349 ...
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Why is Russia participating in the British royals' cult of personality? [closed]
On Friday at 9pm GMT, the home page of TASS, the official press agency of the Russian Federation, showed about ten articles about the former British queen and two about the new king. I did not look ...
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Why does Apple not ship the new iPhones with software that would block use in Russia? [closed]
Russia is reported by Hungarian media to be arranging for black import of the new iPhones on a governmental scale.
Why does Apple not set the new OS up so that it would brick on its own if someone is ...
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Are there other means Russia can acquire artillery and ammunition?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a25zzKQ59A0
There have been reports that Russia have been buying artillery from North Korea. Now, I was wondering what are the other means for Russia to buy ammunition ...
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Does Konashenkov typically take questions after his briefings for the media?
Western sources typically show brief clips of Russia MoD spokesman Lt. General Igor Konashenkov giving his media briefings about the war, but the clips shown in the West are too short to get an idea ...
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Why is Poland demanding $1.3 trillion in reparations from Germany, but not $x trillions from Russia?
It's a safe assumption that Russia won't pay a dime. However, comparing 5+ years of German vs 's 50-ish years of Russian occupation, couldn't Poland make a point about the colonial damaged caused by ...
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Who is providing the most unbiased news about the war in Ukraine and how can we confirm it? [duplicate]
I have been following some news websites, Wikipedia and Telegram to know updates about the war in Ukraine.
In Wikipedia, I saw this piece of text, which I am sending a cropped screenshot.
While the ...
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What does this black and white middle-part variation of the communist flag stand for?
That was shown at a Zyuganov rally in 1996, but it's not clear to me if it's some kind of counter-protest that's seen in the background or if it is really the flag of communist organization I don't ...
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Who is the guy with dark glasses pointing at the rocket tail end and seemingly doing the explaining while Grossi takes notes? [closed]
Based on photo credits, TASS and various other Russian media have released several photos of IAEA chief Grossi being given an explanation around the tail end of a rocket sticking out the ground. I ...
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Which damage specifically at Zaporizhzhia NPP is of contested origin?
As I understand it, both Russia and Ukraine have admitted carrying out some limited shooting in the vicinity of the reactors.
Russia admitted shooting on some nearby "training buildings" in ...
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Will the IAEA or another third party investigate the attacks on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant?
There is a lot of talk about Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and the IAEA now being on scene. With the IAEA there, will they make a determination about who has been attacking the nuclear plant? If ...
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Why did the EU suspend the 2007 visa facilitation agreement with Russia, if it doesn't cover tourist visas?
The EU has suspended the visa travel deal with Russia. The (more or less symbolic) reasons for this step have been discussed elsewhere.
I took the trouble to read such 2007 travel deal and I was ...
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What is the political justification by China and India for not participating in the sanctions against Russia?
China and India are not participating in the sanctions imposed by the Western world on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. This has effectively made the sanctions much less effective, compared to what ...
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Is Western nuclear energy policy backfiring?
Official nuclear energy policy in the Western countries with little investments and continuously changing requirements has, with time, pushed into bankruptcy most of the major actors. The only left ...
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Is the Pakistan Army stuck in a position where they must abide by the USA's policy on Pakistan? [closed]
I will give one example only. However, this example can be extrapolated into other sections of the Pakistan military.
If we look at the Pakistan Air Force, their attack backbone is composed of F-16 ...
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Could a party other than Ukraine really be shelling the Zhaporizhye NPP? [closed]
ITV says (yesterday) that
Russia and Ukraine trade blame over shelling near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Call me a Russian stooge if you will, but - Russia holds the plant, the surrounding grounds ...
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Did the United States break a promise to Russia when NATO moved eastward?
Did the United States break a promise to Russia when NATO moved eastward with new members?
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush made a promise to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would &...
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Would a Russian visa ban be compliant with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says:
Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to
return to his country.
Would it therefore be legal to implement a Russian visa ...
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How do Western countries know that Ukrainians massively support the continuation of resistance?
More than 6 million Ukrainians have fled the country
The vast majority of Ukrainian males aged 18 to 60 are literally forced to stay in the
war-torn country
Social pressure probably prevents them from ...
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Has Russia, as of August 21st, violated any gas contracts with Germany?
With the looming winter, the question of Russia delivering sufficient gas for power, warmth, and industry is frequently discussed across German media. However, as far as I am aware, only the possible ...
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Why didn't the US just complement Russia's security demands to avoid the invasion of Ukraine?
Shortly before the invasion of Ukraine happened, Russia sent its security demands to the USA. The USA rejected these proposals, and many people say they were unrealistic. However after reading the ...
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Does Russia have a troop-surge party?
Back in early 2008 (for instance) there was a Gallup poll on whether the US public approved of the (then) troop surge in Iraq. Somewhat unsurprisingly [to me], in that instance the results were fairly ...
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Is there any agreement between Putin and NATO?
This website has states that:
On the 23rd of May, 2007, Putin signed an agreement (no 4100940-4) concerning the future intervention of NATO in Russia, in the event of civil disturbances, and natural ...
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When and why did Putin stop using his famously long tables for meetings? [closed]
Putin famously used very long tables for meetings, such as during the meeting with Macron in February 2022:
or with his own military (in Feb)
However it looks like he switched to using normal tables,...
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Why does the EU have a huge amount of sanctions on Russia but not on the USA?
America has many times been seen intervening in countries without the approval of the current governments. Sometimes this has happened on blatantly far-fetched pretexts (chemical weapon in Iraq).
Why ...
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Has the conflict in Ukraine provoked an increase in discrimination against ethnic Russians?
Is there increase in discrimination or intolerance towards ethnic Russians since the beginning of the military conflict in Ukraine? I am particularly interested in the data on Eastern Europe (former ...
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What are the means Russia uses to prevent emigration out of Russia?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_emigration_following_the_2022_invasion_of_Ukraine
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 300,000
Russian citizens and residents are ...
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What are the current numbers of Russian refugees and asylum seekers?
Wikipedia says:
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 300,000 Russian citizens and residents are estimated to have left Russia by mid-March 2022 as political refugees and economic ...
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Why is Russia limiting its gas supply to the EU instead of stopping it altogether?
Recently, Russia has markedly reduced gas sold to European nations in their gas pipelines. This seems very strange to me. In my opinion, the only two logical amounts of gas to sell would be "as ...
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How are Russian elite military forces performing in Ukraine? [closed]
From mainstream media and social networks, we hear about a lot of failures by the Russian military in Ukraine. We also hear that their artillery bombing is overwhelming the Ukrainians because of its ...
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What does Ukraine gain by having Western countries ban all Russian visa?
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said earlier in an interview
with the Washington Post that Western countries should ban entry to
all Russians. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, in turn, ...
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Which countries (if any) does Russia characterize as its allies?
When discussing foreign policy, at least in English, many political leaders will mention the importance of working with their country's allies.
A case in point would be the US and recent statements ...
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What happened to triangular diplomacy (USA exploiting rivalry between China and Russia)?
From Wikipedia article on triangular diplomacy
In political science, triangular diplomacy is a foreign policy of the United States, developed during the Vietnam War (1955–1975) by Henry Kissinger, as ...
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Is the EU a relevant political threat to the Russian federation (post 2022 invasion of Ukraine)?
Russia has stated (prior to the formal invasion of Ukraine) that NATO poses an "existential threat" to itself. Interestingly, a paper from 6 years prior evaluates whether Russia is an ...
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Have any current Western politicians expressed concerns about a possible alliance between China and Russia?
We are currently witnessing a new conflict between Russia and the West, which some people have compared to a new Cold War. Additionally, the relations between China and the West are not as good as ...
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Why do exports need checking in the Black Sea Grain Initiative?
In the Black Sea Grain Initiative, grain ships going to and from Ukraine are inspected in Istanbul for the presence of unauthorised cargo such as weapons. On the 3rd of August, 2022, a first ship was ...
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ELI5: Why is Russia's requirement for oil to be paid in Roubles abnormal?
There seem to be various stories of Russia cutting off various neighbouring and other Euro states from its oil over failing to pay for the oil in Roubles (this is independent of the Ukranian war and ...
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