Russia is trying to bring the former Soviet state back into its sphere of influence while European leaders are promising EU membership. https://t.co/90NoZRLnTf ...

It is carving out a sphere of influence through militias who carve up Arab states https://t.co/cAt5mI5F18 ...

Vladimir Putin still sees the south Caucasus as being in its sphere of influence, or as one expert describes, its “playground”. Yet the speed that Russia has lost clout in the region is striking https://t.co/FHG10tBezu ...