Prospects for Russia/CIS in the second quarter

Russia-Ukraine crisis will dominate, with economy and strengthening nationalism posing growing challenges for Putin

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  • Russia
  • Putin's dilemma
  • Opposition prospects
  • Regional politics and infighting intensifies
  • Economy will be weak point
  • Energy
  • Ukraine
  • IMF boost to weak economy
  • Political struggles
  • Donbas -- suspended not ended
  • Frozen conflict at best
  • Asymmetric attacks
  • Central Asia
  • Elections in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
  • Kyrgyzstan's EEU accession
  • Remittance fear
  • Regional security
  • South Caucasus
  • Georgian government suffers drawn-out crisis
  • Armenia and Azerbaijan

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