Topic: Commonwealth of Independent States

Chechen strongman corrects his minister - with a boxing glove to the head

Ramzan Kadyrov's sparring match – ostensibly good-natured 'criticism' of the minister's job performance – is seen by some as reflective of the darker undertones of Kadyrov's hard rule.

Does Depardieu herald Russia as a tax haven for Europe?

Baltic nations offer ex-Soviet states a Western model

Global News Blog Got an appointment with Vladimir Putin? Better bring a book.

Moscow sends warships to Syria: war games or evacuation?

Global News Blog Kazakhstan vote fails key democracy test, say officials (+video)

Ahead of Russian elections, quashed Ossetia vote embarrasses Moscow

Russia reconquers Eastern Europe via business

Kyrgyzstan elections: Unity top priority for Atambayev

Yulia Tymoshenko sentence may push Ukraine away from EU, toward Russia

Russia, Georgia remain in distrustful deadlock on anniversary of 2008 war

West threatens more sanctions as Belarus hits opposition with tough sentences

Belarus economy appears to unravel in wake of terror attack, crackdown

As world rethinks nuclear power, Russia to invest $9 billion in Belarus plant

Belarus election ends in protests, police crackdown

With Ukraine's blessing, Russia to beef up its Black Sea Fleet

Kyrgyzstan elections signal unease with parliamentary rule

Kyrgyzstan riots led to ethnic cleansing; government blames Bakiyev

Ukraine-Russia relations: Why Kiev made a dramatic U-turn back toward Moscow

Eggs flying in Parliament, Ukraine approves deal for closer Russia ties

Kyrgyzstan authorizes deadly force on wave of riots, looting

Deadly riots in Kyrgyzstan challenge interim government

Protests topple Kyrgyz government, Roza Otunbayeva takes charge

Yanukovich kills Ukraine's bid to join NATO

Georgia opposition leader slams Russian invasion hoax in interview