WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 12, 2026, by Sergey Sukhankin, senior fellow and advisor at Gulf State Analytics, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor :

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Russia Leverages Economic Ties to Exert Political Pressure on Ecuador

Executive Summary:

* Estonia's seizure of a Bahamas-flagged ship suspected of links to Ecuador-Russia smuggling highlights Moscow's continued economic engagement . . .

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