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Dmitry Peskov, the Russian president’s spokesman, tried to clear his country of the disinformation accusations by evoking the absence of a specific example or link to a particular media in the EU document while, according to Reuters, the European Service for External Action (EEAS) declined to…

The nomination of Mikhail Mishustin, a former Head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, may also indicate that his two main tasks will be addressing the social and economic issues while taking an essential role in the whole process of integration of Belarus into Russia.

Anaklia is bolstering its significance globally after Russia failed to convince and achieve an agreement with China to fund modernization of Trans-Siberian railway and Baikal-Amur Mainline rail route.

Anaklia could become instrumental in unfolding the U.S. Asia re-balancing strategy while China’s Belt and Road initiative is on the rise.