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Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary to Eurasia Daily Monitor: Russian Trade With Former Soviet Republics Rising as Kremlin Influence Declines
January 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 15, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:

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Russian Trade with Former Soviet Republics Rising as Kremlin Influence Declines

By Paul Goble

Executive Summary:

* Russia has increased trade with former Soviet republics since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine--nearly doubling between 2020 and 2024--even as its political influence in the post-Sovie . . .

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