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With Ukraine’s sunflower exports forecast to plummet this year, Kazakhstan is moving to fill the gap.

Mir cards became the go-to payment method for Russians after Visa and Mastercard exited the country.

Media accounts appear to suggest the men had been enlisted in the Russian army against their will.

Russia and Kazakhstan are doing the dirty work for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Plus, Ukraine war brings Central Asia and Turkey closer together.

Rahmon indicates that he wants more money and attention from Moscow.

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan opposed discussion of Xinjiang at the UN Human Rights Council.

Putin’s complaints overlook the real cause of tensions in the region: His invasion of Ukraine.

The crisis is likely to have been caused by a demand for currency from Russia.

Anti-Russia sentiment in Kazakhstan has been fueled by the war in Ukraine.

Young men seeking to avoid getting sent to Ukraine are little aware of the tensions in the Caucasus.

While the decision isn’t likely to have a practical effect on people’s freedom to travel, it does signal a potential shift in Brussels’s approach to Georgia’s breakaway territories.

Putin hijacked a summit in Kazakhstan to spread a conspiracy theory, undermining his host’s efforts to get the world to take a grouping of Asian leaders seriously.

More than a military alliance analogous to NATO, the bloc is a political entity. But analysts have never agreed on its exact purpose.

The temporary camps are to accommodate those Jews who are seeking to emigrate from Russia amid the Ukraine war. But Baku is staying quiet on it.

Russians keep flocking to their wary southern neighbor, and the newest arrivals are the most controversial.

Ashgabat has been assiduously courted by Russia, but that doesn't mean it is not looking at other options.

International transport routes through Ukraine and Russia have been disrupted, and Georgia has become a popular alternative.

Moscow says Astana's failure to expel Vrublevsky is a failure to live up to the spirit of their alliance.

Georgians are meeting the thousands of Russians fleeing their country’s military mobilization with a mixture of fear, irony, and empathy.

Rights activists insist Central Asian laborers are being conned.

Little certain is known about the case since the trial was conducted under a heavy cloak of secrecy.

The country would spend 47 percent more on defense in 2023, as Azerbaijan continues to bolster its own military and Russia, Armenia’s security guarantor, is bogged down in Ukraine.

South Ossetia has opened up a bit. Residents on the de facto boundary with Georgia hope it lasts.

The surprise trip comes amid a period of geopolitical turmoil in the region, as Russia is getting set to annex several parts of Ukraine.

Low-key coverage of Xi’s Central Asian tour highlights China’s Russia dilemma.