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Sanctions on Russia have stopped deliveries from the factories that traditionally supplied Kazakhstan.

An energy watcher recalls how Europe’s fixation with market powers drove it into the arms of a Russian monopolist.

The Chinese economy is not the one Kazakhs watch most closely.

Armenian exports to Russia are up nearly 50 percent in the first half of the year, and land transport routes via Georgia are overloaded.

The shortages have been fueled by a Russian export ban.

A series of ceasefire violations has led to an unprecedented level of criticism, even as the Armenians of Karabakh still see the peacekeepers as their main guarantor of security.

China wants Russia to stop interfering with Kazakh oil exports.

Obsessing about sports, building bridges, and speaking up for China. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Online battles between patriotic Russians and Georgians have raged, while some opposition figures are calling for a visa regime for Russians.

The 20-year-old informant for Russia’s security services was sent to Tbilisi to report on the many exiles here. Now, he says, he’s come clean.

The announcement seems to be tied to a deranged post on the former Russian president’s social media.

Ashgabat wants Afghanistan to become part of the global economy. It’s not so keen to bankroll integration, however.

The country’s pro-Europe elite sees a millennia-old history of belonging to Europe. Will it matter for Georgia’s EU aspirations?

Land ownership is a sensitive issue in Abkhazia. The deal also sparked controversy in Georgia proper, where critics accused the government of closing its eyes to Russian expansion.

The cause of the problem may lie in Russians hoovering up all the available greenbacks.