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The Russian president and several other post-Soviet counterparts are in Yerevan for a CSTO summit, at a time when many Armenians think the organization hasn’t been doing its job.

The Khovos plant has capacity to produce up to 1.7 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year.

Part of the mission is to ensure that Russians engage constructively with people in their new home.

The vote took place against the backdrop of worsening repression of the opposition and activists.

Power, heating and gas outages have come well ahead of the peak of the cold winter weather.

The president’s father (the former president) is stealing the show. Plus, the latest on efforts to get Turkmen gas to Europe. Our weekly briefing.

The appointment evokes memories of the nepotism that prevailed under the late President Karimov.

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The work will cost $289 million to complete.

The rule change has drawn praise from nationalist circles.

Questioning the territorial integrity of the neighboring country, once a taboo topic, is increasingly entering official discourse both in Baku and Tehran.

Brussels says the Russian billionaire has supported people behind Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Turkmenistan’s new leader receives an American official while his father visits Putin. And Ashgabat doubles the number of blocked websites. Our weekly briefing.

The arrests come as tension between Baku and Tehran has been reaching a peak.

Turkmenistan is finding new customers for its gas, while continuing to perform bizarre stunts for Guinness World Records. This and more in our weekly briefing.