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

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.

As a new border commission prepares to start work, it will have to reckon with persistent disagreements over what to do with a handful of quirks of Soviet border-drawing.

It is a response to Azerbaijan’s earlier five-point proposal, but the secrecy around it has only increased suspicion among Armenians.

Amid a food crisis, the president says food imports should be stopped. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The dram has gained about 15 percent against the dollar in recent weeks, bolstered by an influx of Russians to Armenia and a move to buy gas in rubles rather than dollars.

Transkapitalbank has requested the U.S. Treasury let it continue to operate in Central Asia.

Even as opposition mounts to the government’s negotiating strategy with Azerbaijan, it’s unclear whether the protest leaders can offer a credible alternative.

Remittances from migrants in Russia amount to about 5 percent of Armenia’s GDP. Sanctions are putting that at risk.

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

The central banks are discussing a ruble-dram exchange to facilitate the move from dollars.

The 2020 war, and now Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have significantly shifted the landscape for the negotiations.

Armenia’s willingness to accept Azerbaijani control over Nagorno-Karabakh comes with an expectation that Baku will make reciprocal compromises. But there are little indications so far what those might be.

Turkmenistan's new president is continuing his father's traditions: Building white elephants, censoring the internet, and booting people out of their homes.