*Russia prepares joint military exercises with China
*Cossacks call for the North Caucasus republics to be abolished
*U.S.-Georgia strategic partnership tested under Obama administration
*Confrontation looms between Ukrainian and Russian intelligence over Crimea
*Turkey hosts historic meeting on Nabucco
**New in the Jamestown blog on Russia and Eurasia (http://www.jamestown.org/blog):
- Russian Experts Analyze Summit
