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Russia had banned direct flights with Georgia since 2019 (Giorgi Lomsadze)

Despite popular outrage, eased travel with Russia is a boon for some Georgians

Russia's charm offensive has undeniable benefits for some Georgians, even those who see through the geopolitical gambit.
Giorgi Lomsadze May 24, 2023
Protests were held in Tbilisi against the resumption of flights with Russia on May 19 (Nini Gabritchidze)

Wedding visit by Lavrov's daughter riles Georgians

News of Yekaterina Vinokurova's arrival broke as the country was already experiencing turmoil over the re-establishment of direct flights with Russia.
Nini Gabritchidze May 22, 2023
Russia suspended direct flights with Georgia in 2019 (Facebook; TAV Georgia)

Georgia: Uncertainty looms as first carriers authorized for Russia flights

The government says the country will not be accepting operators and aircraft that have come under Western sanctions.
Nini Gabritchidze May 16, 2023

Russia rewards Georgia with lifting of visa requirement, renewal of direct flights

The changes signal growing competition between Russia and the West for Georgia’s geopolitical loyalty.
Giorgi Lomsadze May 10, 2023
President Serdar Berdymukhamedov, left, attending Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9. (Photo: Kremlin website)

Turkmenistan: Negative neutrality

Loyalty to Moscow, U.S. umbrage at Iran's arms supplies, coronation and soccer. And more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 9, 2023

Russian journalist: Ukrainians are confident of final victory

Ten-day tour reveals that Ukrainian national identity is stronger than ever.
May 9, 2023
Civic engagement in Ukraine surged in the wake of the Euromaidan protests in 2014, then dipped in 2017, amid deepening public disillusionment with the government’s failure to tackle corruption, but started rising again in 2019 after Volodymyr Zelenskyy became president. (Photo: Ivan Bandura, CC BY 2.0, t.ly/NAEI)

Report highlights how Russia misread Ukraine’s popular mood

The signs of solidarity and resilience shown by Ukrainians were evident in the decade leading up to the war, but the Kremlin ignored the evidence.
May 2, 2023
Water levels in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Canal are threatened by climate change and new irrigation upstream in Afghanistan. (David Trilling)

Turkmenistan: Going south fast

Turkmenistan is at last willing to discuss its full-blown water crisis. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 25, 2023
Stepanakert

Azerbaijan sets up checkpoint on road connecting Armenia and Karabakh

Armenians have appealed to Russia, which is supposed to provide security on the road, as Baku tightens the noose around the territory's population.
Joshua Kucera Apr 24, 2023
Young women are bound by traditional norms and offered few protections. (Photo: Turkmenistan government website)

Turkmenistan: Golf stream

Death in the family, U.S. visitors come visiting, pointless election results, and the sad lot of Turkmen women. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 11, 2023
Petropavlovsk

Kazakhstan: The rise and fall of the separatists that weren’t

Ever since the start to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, anything with the slightest whiff of separatism in Kazakhstan has elicited a harsh crackdown. Except this time.
Apr 5, 2023
Armenian cow

Russia bans Armenian dairy as relations continue to sour

Moscow’s food-safety concerns tend to mirror ups and downs in political relations with source nations.
Giorgi Lomsadze Apr 3, 2023
Turkmen election

Turkmenistan: Canal fixation

Elections that don’t matter, Russia sows paranoia, and trouble upstream for Turkmen farmers: Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 28, 2023
Russia's foreign minister said the Georgian protests reminded him of the Kyiv Maidan (Armenian MFA website)

Russian concern over protests in Georgia

Russian officials and propagandists had several reactions to the recent crisis in Georgia: gloating, echoing the Georgian government's rhetoric, and casually threatening to bomb Tbilisi into the ground.
Giorgi Lomsadze Mar 27, 2023
Lachin bypass

Azerbaijani armed forces advance to close off Armenia-Karabakh road

Armenians had been using the road to bypass a blockade on the main road, the Lachin Corridor. The move drew a rare rebuke from the Russian peacekeepers.
Joshua Kucera Mar 26, 2023

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