Tag: Igor Bitkov

Centre that combats Russian corporate raiding to meet with European Parliament members

Berlin-based Ilgar Hajiyev, who fled Russia in the face of death threats after his $100-million Russian business was illegally seized, is taking his case to the European Parliament. Hajiyev will discuss what the Russians called reiderstvo, or corporate raiding, with three members of the parliament.

24 March 2020 Analysis, Geopolitics

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict might destabilise the entire Eurasian region
The Caucasus might become the theatre of a new conflict whose consequences will impact the entire Eurasian region if the international community will not stop the military escalation at the borders of the de-facto Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan.
Turkey will purchase the second batch of the Russian S-400
Turkey continues its technical military partnership with the Russian Federation because of Ankara's will of upgrading its defence system and capabilities and make the country less dependent from NATO. The second Turkish purchase of the Russian S-400 might change the balance inside the North Atlantic Alliance and make Moscow and Ankara closer in the international arena.
Ucraina tra sogno europeo, problemi socioeconomici e scontro con Mosca: report da Kiev
L'Ucraina del presidente Zelensky continua a guardare in direzione occidentale auspicando di divenire membro dell'Unione Europea e della NATO, ma si vede costretta a gestire una situazione difficile interna aggravata dalla crisi sanitaria del COVID-19 e dall'acutizzarsi di vecchi problemi come la corruzione, il potere degli oligarchi e lo stallo in merito al conflitto con la Russia.

Counter-terrorism in Russia: FSB thwart an attack in Vladikavkaz
The press service of the Russian Federal Security Service reported that security forces prevented a terrorist attack organised by an alleged Islamic State militant. in the city of Vladikavkaz, the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania located in the North Caucasus.
Washington signed a deal with the Taliban, but this is not the end of the war
The US – Taliban deal should be only interpreted as an agreement between Washington and a specific group of Taliban for the safe passage for the US troops withdrawal. The agreement was welcomed as a success in diplomacy although the war in the country cannot be considered over since in Afghanistan several factions of Taliban and different terrorist groups connected to external actors are operating.
Far-right terrorism and Islamophobia in Germany
The German Minister of Internal Affairs called the event occurred in Hanau as an act of terrorism perpetrated by a man related to the far-right movements. Recent events have underlined the rise of Islamophobia and xenophobia in Germany, especially against Turks, Kurds and Arab migrants.

Centre that combats Russian corporate raiding to meet with European Parliament members