A highly touted deal between Baku and Brussels was meant to wean Europe off Russian gas. But is Azerbaijan now importing Russian gas itself in order to meet its obligations to Europe?
Turkmenistan’s new leader receives an American official while his father visits Putin. And Ashgabat doubles the number of blocked websites. Our weekly briefing.
Tens of thousands gathered the day before the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia were meeting to work on a peace agreement that many Armenians oppose.
Money transfers to Georgia have hit a record this year. Though they are lifeline for many Georgian families, the economy is developing an unhealthy dependence.
He had been regularly critical of the government of Nikol Pashinyan. After news broke of his persona non grata status, another Russian critic, Margarita Simonyan, said she also had been banned.