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Moscow is working to stop the West engaging in security dialogue with Central Asian states.

The new launchpad is designed to accommodate more environmentally safe craft.

Turkmenistan is busily engaging with neighbors. Plus: Dancing diplomats and the president’s nephew liquidates a dodgy scheme after journalists exposed him. Our weekly briefing.

A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family.

There was much to discuss just over a year after the end of the war, including ongoing border tensions, plans to reopen borders and transportation, and the fate of Armenian prisoners.

The country no longer has a choice, the president says.

The question of whether Uzbekistan should join the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, with its single market of 184 million people, has provoked fierce debates.

Kazakhstan is moving through the production cycle, powered by Chinese demand.

The recent fighting is a challenge to Moscow’s role as a peacemaker. But Russia may not have many options.

Officials blame an 8 percent spike in consumption on crypto miners from China.

A struggling economy and defeat in last year’s war appear to be driving large numbers of Armenians to leave the country.

More than a fifth of Tajikistan’s total population has entered Russia so far this year.

Uzbekistan has been discussed as the most likely contender to accept some sort of U.S. military presence, even as Tashkent consistently denies the possibility.

Moscow seems willing to tolerate Taliban rights abuses, if the movement can get the job done.

Prices in Kazakhstan closely track those in Russia.