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Russia’s cooperation with Central Asia above board — Foreign Ministry

TASS · · 185 words
Geopolitical Conflict with the West Russia-Central Asia Relations Diplomatic Equality vs. Hegemony

Alexander Sternik, a director at the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that Russia's cooperation with Central Asian nations is based on equality and consensus. He contrasted Russia's approach with that of 'extra-regional players' and the 'collective West,' claiming the latter uses pressure to disrupt Russia's regional relations.

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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Third CIS Department Alexander Sternik said [Russia cooperates with Central Asian countries in various spheres on equal terms]”
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Multiple independent sources (TASS, Interfax, and a web search result regarding the Valdai conference) consistently identify Alexander Sternik as the Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Third CIS Department.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Thomas Hancock (born 9 July 1946) is a British politician. He previously served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth South from 1997 until 2015. Hancock formally resigned from the Libe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Hancock_(British_politici…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s third department of the CIS countries Alexander Sternik, such pressure is categorically unacceptable for the Central Asian countries and for…
https://tass.com/politics/1350127
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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander Sternik, Director of the Third Department of the CIS Countries at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be a special guest at the conference.
https://news-pravda.com/russia/2026/05/05/2285234.html
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“he said during the first session of the sixth Central Asian Conference of the Valdai International Discussion Club”
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The existence of the 'Sixth Central Asian Conference' of the Valdai Discussion Club is confirmed by the Valdai Club's own announcement and a web search result detailing the event in Gelendzhik on May 12–13.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a list of notable think tanks sorted by country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_think_tanks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mehdi Sanaei (born 25 March 1968) is an Iranian academic, politician, Professor in University of Tehran and Deputy of Political Affairs of the President's Office since 22 August 2024. He was Masoud Pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Sanaei
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volker Rühe (born 25 September 1942) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as German Defence minister from 1 April 1992, succeeding Gerhard Stoltenberg during the f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volker_Rühe
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“Russia cooperates with Central Asian countries in various spheres on equal terms, no hidden agendas or dictating involved”
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The claim is a statement of opinion/policy attributed to Alexander Sternik. While the evidence confirms Sternik's identity and the event where such a statement would be made, the provided evidence does not contain the specific quote or a second independent source confirming that this specific claim was made. The other search results discuss general relations or contradictions (e.g., xenophobia), but do not directly corroborate or disprove the specific statement attributed to Sternik in the original text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the 16th century, the Tsardom of Russia embarked on a campaign to expand the Russian frontier to the east. This effort continued until the 19th century under the Russian Empire, when the Imperial R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_conquest_of_Central_As…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and most of Kazakhstan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eurasian Steppe, also called the Great Steppe or The Steppe, is an area of grassland in Eurasia that is mostly located in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. It stretches wes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Steppe
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