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

Georgians are meeting the thousands of Russians fleeing their country’s military mobilization with a mixture of fear, irony, and empathy.

The tussle over a market reveals how Nazarbayev-era officials were complicit in enriching the president’s family.

Rights activists insist Central Asian laborers are being conned.

Kazakhstan reacts to fleeing Russians; worry at deescalation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border; and Xinjiang protestors in Almaty. Subscribe to EurasiaChat.

Little certain is known about the case since the trial was conducted under a heavy cloak of secrecy.

Tokayev says their intention is to derail his political reform agenda.

Grassroots efforts to help teens protect themselves are spreading, but the simplest solution is staring the Education Ministry in the face.

Organized citizens are beginning to check wealthy developers and their enablers in the Astana administration.

Family members marking 600 days of protest were outnumbered by local police.

The country would spend 47 percent more on defense in 2023, as Azerbaijan continues to bolster its own military and Russia, Armenia’s security guarantor, is bogged down in Ukraine.

A largely Tajik village in Kyrgyzstan has been dragged into a diplomatic row since the latest fighting with neighboring Tajikistan.

South Ossetia has opened up a bit. Residents on the de facto boundary with Georgia hope it lasts.

The surprise trip comes amid a period of geopolitical turmoil in the region, as Russia is getting set to annex several parts of Ukraine.

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