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International transport routes through Ukraine and Russia have been disrupted, and Georgia has become a popular alternative.

Moscow says Astana's failure to expel Vrublevsky is a failure to live up to the spirit of their alliance.

Exiles mourn Turkish visa regime while Berdymukhamedov Sr. sniffs around Abe's funeral for business. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Rights activists insist Central Asian laborers are being conned.

Low-key coverage of Xi’s Central Asian tour highlights China’s Russia dilemma.

Georgians want to help Ukrainians fleeing the war, but there are political and economic hurdles in the way.

In South Ossetia, meanwhile, the authorities have remained completely silent on the issue. Most residents in both territories hold Russian citizenship, raising the prospect they could be drafted.

Russia’s war is coming to Kazakhstan in droves, again.

Echoes of war drowned out talk of peace.

The Chinese president was undoubtedly the most powerful man in the room.

Closing an exit route. Plus: solicitous Russians and electricity exports. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Baku is venturing ever closer to openly promoting secession for Iran’s large ethnic Azerbaijani minority.

A lack of detailed data means that it is difficult to measure what a 49 percent increase in exports to Russia means. But the country’s partners in Europe and the U.S. are watching.

Some are worried about physical security, others about whether their agricultural produce can compete with Turkish imports.

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