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Baku blockade may force Karabakh Armenian submission
World powers watch as Azerbaijan tightens its grip on the road through the Lachin corridor into rebel Karabakh
AzerbaijanCIS economic group will help Russia weather sanctions
Trade within the Eurasian Economic Union substitutes for trade with the EU and helps reorientation towards Asia
CISBelarusian economy will depend on Russian support
Despite crippling economic sanctions, Belarusian economic fundamentals are exhibiting signs of improvement
BelarusBulgarian arms deliveries to Ukraine will continue
Bulgaria has sold EUR2.5bn worth of arms and ammunition to Ukraine since Russia invaded, officials revealed
BulgariaRussia may return to grain deal if demands are met
Russian withdrawal from Black Sea grain deal and attack on bridge seem connected in time not policy
RussiaRussia will ban sex-change medically and in documents
Legislation making changing sex all-but impossible is part of a series of measures against unorthodox sexuality
RussiaRussia may aim for more from renewing grain deal
The Black Sea grain compromise expires on July 17, with diplomatic pressure intensifying on Moscow to extend it again
RussiaWar in Ukraine will impel Kazakhstan to diversify
The war in Ukraine and associated sanctions have brought challenges but also opportunities
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