Centre for Eastern Studies - OSW

The boom in virtual assets in Kyrgyzstan – sanctions as a driver of growth

🔵Russian🇷🇺companies and private individuals use Kyrgyz🇰🇬infrastructure to exchange roubles for cryptocurrencies and circumvent sanctions.

Daria Zielińska has all the details⤵️
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2026-05-21/boom-virtual-assets-kyrgyzstan-sanctions-a-driver-growth

🇭🇺Technocratic renewal: main directions and prospects for Péter Magyar’s government policy

❝Anti-corruption policy and greater transparency of state institutions are among the government’s main priorities.❞

More from Ilona Gizinska⤵️
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/osw-commentary/2026-05-19/technocratic-renewal-main-directions-and-prospects-peter

Is it time to talk to Russia about the war in Ukraine?

🇷🇺In this OSW documentary Marek Menkiszak tells us how the Kremlin reacts to approaches from the West.
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Is it time to negotiate with Russia? Recently, the media and some prominent European politicians have be...