The beginning of the Ukraine conflict drew a line under the development of the geopolitical situation on the Eurasian continent over the past three decades since the beginning of the 1990s.
Stavropol authorities' desire to open trade offices abroad might underline Russia's strategic economic goal in the Eurasian geopolitical chessboard, especially in Azerbaijan, Iran, China, and the United Arab Emirates.
The creation of the Turan Battalion confirmed that the Ukraine conflict had become the perfect battleground for international fighters and contractors united by the desire to fight against the Russian Federation and promote their ideologies and goals.
The establishment of an IT Park in Ingushetia named after Adam Khamkhoev, killed in May 2022 in Ukraine, underlined local and central authorities' desire to promote economic development and support Kremlin's narrative related to heroism and national unity.
The Stavropol territory welcomed representatives from the Middle East and Africa in the event "North Caucasus in the Changing World", whose goal was to create a link between the region and potential foreign investors and markets.
The first "Central Asia-Russia" summit in Astana confirmed the Russian importance in the region and the Kremlin's strategy to increase economic cooperation with Central Asian republics.
Tokayev's suggestion to create an organisation in the framework of the CIS to promote the Russian language might be interpreted as Kazakhstan's attempt to normalise relations with Russia, which were downgraded due to the Ukraine conflict and the Western sanctions.
Since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict, the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has played a decisive and influential role in assisting the Russian military operations on the ground with his kadyrovtsy and Chechen troops and supporting the Kremlin's ideological confrontation with the West.
Recent arrests of Russian citizens in the Stavropol territory linked with the Islamic State confirmed that jihadist propaganda penetrated the Russian territory by exploiting local problems and influencing the Muslim communities disseminated in the country, especially in the North Caucasus, where the Kremlin has contrasted local militancy and religious extremism.
Due to the Ukraine conflict and the following Western sanctions, Russia and Belarus have increased their economic and trade cooperation by increasing joint projects in different fields.
Russia and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) signed the most significant deal since the Taliban movement came to power last year, confirming Kremlin's interests in the country and Moscow's will to become a key regional actor.