CIS
Russia will use CIS partners to conclude more FTAs
Moscow is moving fast to create a wide network of trade agreements with emerging and developing nations
CISCIS economic group will help Russia weather sanctions
Trade within the Eurasian Economic Union substitutes for trade with the EU and helps reorientation towards Asia
CISEurasian re-exports offer Russia only mild relief
Russia is obtaining grey and sanctioned goods via three Eurasian Economic Union members not subject to sanctions
RussiaPutin hovers between Russian and 'Eurasian' aims
Kremlin planning has been shaped by contrasting visions of imperial restoration and Russian unity
RussiaEurasian union not in a strong position to help Russia
Although Moscow wants to energise the Eurasian Economic Union, the bloc is disjointed and trades more with other states
CISFormer Soviet states talk up 'Middle Corridor' route
A freight route via the Caucasus and Central Asia offers an alternative route from China to Europe
Central AsiaRussia turns security bloc into agile policy tool
Moscow has exploited a crisis in Kazakhstan by acting resolutely but with restraint, creating a new foreign policy tool
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