Ivan Sukhov

Journalist of the independent Moscow newspaper Vremya Novostyey, Caucasus expert. Appears frequently on Radio Liberty, BBC Russian Service and opposition radiostation Ekho of Moscow.

Kyrgyzstan and Georgia: two very different countries

In the run-up to municipal elections in Georgia, Ivan Sukhov points out that Tbilisi has a lot less in common with Bishkek than the Georgian opposition might like to think

By Ivan Sukhov

/ 20 May 2010

Abkhazia prepares to vote

Presidential elections are looming in the Abkhazia, the breakaway republic which Russia recognised as an independent state after the Georgia war. This time, Russia has backed off from playing a candidate, says Ivan Sukhov. But whatever the outcome closer integration with Russia will continue.

By Ivan Sukhov

/ 11 Dec 2009

Crunch time in the Southern Caucasus

Two factors have inflamed the situation in the South Caucasus. On the one hand, NATO is carrying out exercises in Georgia at the moment (6 May to 1 June) under

By Ivan Sukhov

/ 18 May 2009

Russia-Georgia rapprochement? Get real

The way things are, Ambassador Kitsmarishvili's proposals on procedural issues for ensuring a rapprochement between Georgia and Russia seem excessively optimistic. Attempts are being made in both Georgia

By Ivan Sukhov

/ 15 Apr 2009

The Ingush dilemma

In the Russian republic of Ingushetia people celebrated by dancing and shooting in the air when they heard that their president Murat Zyazikov had been dismissed. The news reached me

By Ivan Sukhov

/ 17 Nov 2008

Russia: how the new ‘cold war’ plays at home

Only a week ago, Russia's recognition Abkhazia and South Ossetia's independence was regarded as unlikely by most observers. They hoped that the Kremlin today was too

By Ivan Sukhov

/ 29 Aug 2008