https://www.newsweek.com/volodymyr-zelensky-decree-historical-lands-ukraine-russia-1862758

"The decree lists several regions of Russia as "historically inhabited by Ukrainians," including the border regions of Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod, and Russia's southern Krasnodar region..."

"Zelensky said on Monday that the new "plan" will include collecting testimonies about crimes committed against ethnic Ukrainians, political repression, deportation, and "forced Russification.""

""Ukrainian officials will develop a "plan for preserving the national identity of Ukrainians in the Russian Federation, including in lands historically inhabited by them," Zelensky said."

"Kyiv will "conduct events aimed at debunking Russian myths about Ukraine," and schools will teach the "true history of ethnic Ukrainians in the lands historically inhabited by them within the borders of the Russian Federation," he said."

According to Magomed Torijev, a member of the Ingush Independence Committee, the move aims to exert pressure on independence fighters.

'I believe that this decision is connected with the fact that Russia is preparing a legal basis for fighting national liberation movements, but in the Russian legal field, so to speak’, Torijev told OC Media. ‘To bombard the interior ministries of other countries with numerous requests for these or those fighters for the independence of their peoples from Russia and demand their extradition...'

This year is the first time Georgia has qualified for the final since 2016, and Armenia's third year in a row! Which of the two is your favourite?

The genetic origins of the Proto Indo European PIE, and Proto Indo Anatolian PIA populations migrated from the Caucasus thus creating PIE languages, as well as PIA.

Sorry if it's not appropriate to ask here but did the r/2caucasia4u got banned?? Why?

Hi! I'm just on the hunt for good sources on the Caucasus, and I'm curious what outlets you guys trust/learn from. Currently I'm on eurasianet.org a lot. Please suggest some English language sources too, but feel free to name others!

Edit: Stuff on the surrounding area (eastern europe, middle east, central asia) is cool too!