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Bad weather and a Russian export ban have set Kyrgyzstan up for another lean year.

The last two meetings between the two countries’ leaders have been in Brussels. Moscow has noticed.

While the new de facto president praised ties with Russia, he did not mention the referendum that his predecessor called on his way out of office.

Doing business with Russia and Kazakhstan, reopening borders, and honoring the former president’s favorite horse. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The Nordic states are rushing toward membership, while Georgia has been languishing in limbo for more than a decade. Is the new wave of expansion good or bad news for Tbilisi?

Taking part in foreign conflicts can be punished by up to eight years in prison.

Kazakh companies are treading carefully doing business with Russia.

The country depends heavily on Russia for its wheat. Now, with the war in Ukraine disrupting global supplies, concerns are rising that Georgia could be left vulnerable.

Misogyny as government policy, neighborly outreach, and Russia tries hard to make Turkmenistan feel appreciated. Our weekly briefing.

The territory’s outgoing leader says the vote will take place in July. But he’ll be out of office by then and neither his successor, nor Russia itself, appear as interested in it as he is.

The two presidents agreed to boost a transport corridor that bypasses Russia.

Many outsiders have been calling on Georgia to take advantage of Russian weakness to reclaim its lost territories. But Georgians themselves aren’t having it.

Georgians make up the most prominent contingent of foreign fighters in Ukraine. At least nine have been killed.

While Anatoliy Bibilov tried to boost his electoral chances by tying himself more tightly to Russia, analysts say his defeat will still not likely result in any substantial change in relations with Moscow.

The incumbent has come under fire for a controversial military deployment to Ukraine, and it’s not clear that a proposal to annex the territory to Russia will help him.