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Russia has greatly improved surveillance capabilities since the 2018 Telegram debacle.

While coordination will help reduce delivery times from goods coming from China, investment is also needed in new infrastructure.

A senior official said items like microchips are being subjected to particularly rigorous scrutiny.

The latest Uzbek-assembled vehicle to grace Russian showrooms is the Damas minivan.

The ex-leader’s return would mark his definitive rehabilitation following almost 20 years in exile.

The same companies have been targeted by U.S. sanctions.

Officials in the region have refrained from commenting publicly on the unfolding instability in Russia.

Wagner group chief channeling spirit of Pugachev, starting a rebellion in the regions.

Georgia has become a place where exiled Russian celebrities meet exiled Russian audiences.

The 2.8 billion cubic meters of gas delivered over the coming year should help avoid the chronic shortages experienced last winter.

Promoters of the Morgenshtern concert say they received death threats.

There is a monument on Georgia's Black Sea coast honoring the indigenous Caucasians who were displaced or lost their lives at the hands of the Russian Empire in the 19th century.

Legal options for getting to Europe, United States and South Korea are limited, not that that stops many from making the trip.

Hundreds of thousands of Russians have opened Kazakh bank accounts to get around Western sanctions.

Nationalist calls for migrants in Russia to "pay their dues" are starting to be heard against a mounting backdrop of xenophobic sentiment.

The de facto authorities fortified government buildings in an apparent attempt to prevent a revolution like the ones that overthrew previous governments in 2020 and 2014.

The terminal may reportedly be completed in the coming five years.

The route has gained new importance as Russia seeks to replace its former trade routes that have been cut off by Western sanctions.

Tbilisi seems to be facilitating Armenia-Russia maritime links, but has no intention, for now, of reviving the railway connection through breakaway Abkhazia.

Russia's charm offensive has undeniable benefits for some Georgians, even those who see through the geopolitical gambit.

News of Yekaterina Vinokurova's arrival broke as the country was already experiencing turmoil over the re-establishment of direct flights with Russia.

The government says the country will not be accepting operators and aircraft that have come under Western sanctions.

Loyalty to Moscow, U.S. umbrage at Iran's arms supplies, coronation and soccer. And more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.