Eurasianet

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.

Eurasianet’s correspondent in northern Kazakhstan has been following a dispute between a small town and its main employer, which appears to be heading for the exit.

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.

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.

Farmers suspect authorities are reluctant to offer a diagnosis, as some diseases would require the government to pay compensation.

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

Authorities have detected and shut down around 100 illegal mining farms since the start of the year.

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

The authorities are showing signs of wishing to move on from memories of the turmoil.