Circassia Policy

"The public statements of Mikhail Khodorkovsky raise an uncomfortable but necessary question: are we truly witnessing a rejection of imperial thinking, or merely an adapted version designed for a Western audience?" Isa Sadykov @PACE_News @coe icpc-circassia.org/news-and-updat…

Jack Gill @Jack_B_Gill argues that the Russian Empire's near-total destruction of the Circassian people remains one of history's most overlooked atrocities. icpc-circassia.org/news-and-updat…

An insightful discussion of Prof. Dr. Walter Richmond & Prof. Dr. Lidia Zhigunova on the historical and contemporary dimensions of the Circassian Genocide. #Circassian #Genocide #NorthCaucasus #History #Geopolitics youtu.be/wSX02t-FW48?si…

BREAKING | Reports circulating in the past few hours say the Russian Ambassador to the UN told the Security Council that Ukraine intends to launch drones from Latvia and other Baltic states. Moscow has been publicly building the narrative for weeks that the Baltic states allow drone attacks from their soil against Russia. Pattern fits how Moscow builds pretexts, first the internal narrative, then the diplomatic move, then the operational one. What could follow: continued political destabilization, hybrid provocations on the border, or in more extreme scenarios something more direct.

Regarding the Anniversaries of the Crimean Tatar and Circassian Exiles mfa.gov.tr/no_-93_-kirim-…

Circassian Diaspora in Turkey Launches Mass Petition Against KBR Crackdown on May 21 Commemorations A large-scale petition campaign has been launched by Circassian diaspora in Turkey, directed at Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) Head Kazbek Kokov... icpc-circassia.org/news-and-updat…

A new policy commentary published by the Institute for Knowledge, Research, and Society (IKRS) calls on European think tanks & policymakers to rethink how they approach the North Caucasus and places the Circassian genocide at the heart of that challenge. icpc-circassia.org/news-and-updat…

As always, Ruskies are practicing their oppression against Circassians, they think by doing that they'll ban the Circassians for doing anything, fyi, there's Circassians in Türkiye, Jordan, Syria, USA, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Iraq and so on, they'll do what is necessary.

Caucasian culture, stolen, and portrayed as "Russian" culture. Nothing to see here...

If you want to understand the essence of Russia’s imperialism today, you need to read this. 👇

The International Centre for Defence and Security @ICDS_Tallinn has released a new analytical report in May 2026 titled “Agents of Decolonisation”, Highlighting #Circassian and #Chechen Dimensions in Global Decolonisation Politics icpc-circassia.org/news-and-updat…

Kasparov: Russia will lose territories after the war. The North Caucasus will likely break away first. China already eyes the Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia — lands that belonged to China until 1860. 1/

At the heart of Circassian society lies #AdygheKhabze — an ancient, unwritten moral code and system of etiquette that has guided individual and social life for centuries. It emphasizes core values: humanity, dignity, reason, courage, and honor (Adygaghe — “Circassian-ness”). Even after the 19th-century exile and diaspora scattering, this code continues to shape behavior, hospitality, respect for elders, and community relations worldwide. How does an oral ethical tradition survive 160+ years of displacement better than many written systems? #Circassians #AdygheKhabze #HiddenNations

Well, outside of Georgia, many people still do not know much about the organized genocide of the Circassians by the Russian Empire in the 1800s. The Russians were not just killing and deporting the Circassians - they organized sieges around small settlements and kill women and children by literally burning them. The Circassian genocide was carried out by several Russian Imperial generals, most notably Grigory Zass, Nikolai Yevdokimov, and Alexei Yermolov. These men were rewarded and celebrated with glory and triumph (and their legacies are still celebrated today in Russia). And yet, for example, Grigory Zass describes the Circassians as children of a "lower race" who must either be enslaved, expelled, or destroyed. The process of Russification of the surviving Circassians began very rapidly and continued into the Soviet Union. Russian propaganda, which sometimes posed as Turkish and sometimes as Circassian, closed off most of the sources, harassed academics, and instilled a hatred of other peoples in both the local and fleeing Circassians in an attempt to cover up its own crimes. To this day, Russia spends enormous amounts of money to fuel anti-Georgian ideas among the Circassians. I have encountered misguided individuals on this platform who, instead of focusing on exposing Russian crimes and conceptualizing true Circassian independence, glorify the very empire that decimated them. In doing so, they often resort to insulting Georgians. I hope they will eventually realize that a strong, sovereign Georgia is not a threat to the Circassian people, but on the contrary. Georgia remains the first and only country (except Ukraine) to officially recognize the Circassian genocide. Except Georgia, there are very few places in the world where Circassian flags fly proudly, cultural centers operate in the capital, and a permanent memorial to the genocide stands - like the one in Anaklia, Georgia, pictured here. Every year on May 21st, people gather here to pay tribute to the memory of the fallen.

The #Circassian national flag — a green field with 12 golden stars arranged in an arc resembling a bow and three crossed golden arrows at the center — is one of the most powerful symbols of Circassian unity. The 12 stars represent the 12 principal Circassian tribes, all shown as equal with no hierarchy. The three crossed arrows draw from Adyghe Khabze (the traditional moral code): they signal that Circassians do not seek war, but stand ready to defend themselves and their people. Green reflects the meadows, forests, and Islamic heritage of the homeland; gold symbolises a bright future and peaceful prosperity. Adopted in the 1830s during the Russo-Circassian War, the flag remains a living emblem of resilience for the global diaspora. #Circassians #CircassianFlag #Adyghe #HiddenNations

Lithuania 🇱🇹 was the first country in the EU 🇪🇺 to just shut off Russian gas by choice and go fully energy independent from Russia. Back in 2014, the LNG terminal “Independence” in Klaipėda made it possible to buy gas from all over the world, from the US to Norway, bypassing Gazprom altogether.

In response to remarks by Russia’s Permanent Representative during the UN Security Council meeting on February 24, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariana Betsa refuted claims that Nebenzya is Ukrainian and stressed that Ukraine and Russia have never been one nation and never will be ❌ 💬 “Ukraine is a democratic, European, modern state. Russia is an authoritarian regime committing terrorism, war crimes, and crimes against humanity,” Mariana Betsa emphasized. 🔗 Full statement delivered at the high-level UN Security Council meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and ways to end Russia’s war against Ukraine: cutt.ly/jtWST8W7

Hillary Clinton on the war in Ukraine: “If you want a fair, long-term resolution in Ukraine, you have to better arm Ukraine. You have to give them long-range missiles. You have to provide them with truly adequate, functioning air defense systems. That’s the only thing Putin will understand.”

#Greenland ALERT: Multiple news sources in DC and Alaska are reporting the 11th Airborne Brigade has alerted two battalions, 1,500 troops, to be ready to move to "Minnesota." This is a really bad attempt at Strategic Deception. I warned several times this year that alerting this specific unit for deployment is a High confidence, UNAMBIGUOUS indicator of a Greenland invasion. This also means SOF units are very likely quietly training and mobilizing for the mission to seize Greenland by force. Hang on. Let's see if exposure makes Trump back down.

⚡️There is a false claim circulating online that Ukraine allegedly provided the US with “distorted intelligence” that was later used by russia. This is a deliberate conspiracy theory that was voiced in foreign media without any facts to back it up. (1/4)