With Its Neighborhood In Turmoil, Russia Reassesses The Costs Of Hegemony – Analysis

By Matthew Luxmoore*

(RFE/RL) -- A season of upheaval in the post-Soviet space may have the Kremlin hoping for a calmer 2021 – and rethinking ways to maintain its clout with limited resources.

In August, a fraud-marred presidential election brought hundreds of thousands onto the streets of Minsk, ushering in weeks of...