Both the German and the Russian side want the contract to build a fast railway connection from Moscow to Kazan to be concluded.

The Geneva agreement does not mean that Kyiv is beginning to regain the initiative, nor will it have any real impact on the situation in eastern Ukraine.

Russia's policy has forced Kyiv to undertake legislative work on constitutional reform as a matter of urgency.

Slovakia’s good relations with Gazprom have a decisive impact on Bratislava’s stance on the reversal issue.

By deciding to join the Customs Union, Armenia has relinquished yet more of its sovereignty in the areas of domestic and foreign policy and the economy to Russia.

Moscow tries to use the Ukrainian crisis as a pretext to revise gas cooperation with the EU.

The development of the Ukrainian crisis, including the possible destabilisation of other regions, will depend on whether Kyiv accepts Moscow’s demands.

The new Georgian leadership is facing strategic domestic and geopolitical challenges, compounded by the current conflict in Ukraine.

The undisguised purpose of appointment of a new Prime Minister is to strengthen the government, both against internal and external challenges.

The current Russian-Ukrainian conflict will not contribute to a change in Germany’s security policy and the shape of the German Armed Forces.