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

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

Kazakhstan’s largest bank has also suspended use of a popular Russian payment card.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand has illustrated Moscow’s shrinking regional role.

More than a fifth of Georgians have emigrated to seek work, a new study finds. That is furthering a labor shortage at home.

Days before Azerbaijan launched an assault against Armenia, Armenians began using a new, Azerbaijan-constructed road to travel between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.

Moscow’s war on Ukraine has resuscitated plans for new regional transportation links bypassing Russia.

Tension between the two sides has been exacerbated by continuing disagreement of the nature of a road that would connect the two parts of Azerbaijan through Armenian territory.

Relations with Russia and Uzbekistan. A new city rises in the desert. And the state struggles to measure its farmland. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

When cars die in the U.S., they often find a second life in the Caucasus.

Russians seeking to relocate away from their country are likely targets.

A new opinion poll offers a rare glimpse at how the war is perceived in Central Asia.

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

Ruben Vardanyan has said his move is a patriotic gesture and he has dropped hints about entering politics. But others wonder if international sanctions against Russia may be motivating him, too.

The landmark deal helps the two countries gain distance from Russia.