Russia’s staging bases in Armenia

Armine Sahakyan, a human rights activist in Armenia, writes in the Huffington Post that Russia is beefing up its military presence in Armenia, particularly at Russian bases near the Turkish border. This allows Moscow to throw its weight around in the region, even in...

Kadyrov says its time for him to step down

On the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, Chechen leader and Putin ally, Ramzan Kadyrov, is saying it is time for him to resign, RFE/RL reports. Kadryov said in an interview with pro-Kremlin NTV television that “my time has passed”...