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

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

Kazakhstan is set to become the new Turkey, according to enthusiastic sales pitches from Russian travel agencies.

While the government is helping many arrivals from Ukraine, much of the help in finding housing and jobs comes from ordinary Georgians.

In our weekly briefing: Restrictions easing, COVID denialism persists, foreign suitors come visiting in hope of business, and the latest annual horse jamboree.

The letter signifies support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is inflaming passions in Bishkek.

The president has reaffirmed the special place that the Russian language has in Azerbaijan even as a backlash against Russian culture has swept the rest of the world.

Evidence suggests that local media struggle to compete with the appeal of aggressive Russian news coverage.

Russia used the meeting in China to emphasize its importance in Central Asia.

Survey data show that younger Armenians have more faith in their country’s armed forces and in Russian integration than older generations.

The droves of Russians escaping their country are strongly represented by workers in the IT industry.

Ukrainians who have escaped to Georgia describe their roundabout route to refuge.

Vladimir Putin’s obsession with Ukraine dates back decades.

Many Kazakhs are horrified by Moscow’s war in Ukraine, taking to social media with calls to distance their country from its closest partner.

Journalists from the final remnants of Russia’s independent media are trying to find refuge in their southern neighbor. But there are doubts about how safe it really is.