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Critical perspectives and on-the-ground reporting from the #Caucasus and #CentralAsia, with analyses you won't find elsewhere: 🔗 eurasianet.org

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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 14h
The heads of C6 states, comprising the five Central Asian nations and Azerbaijan, said all the right things at their most recent conclave concerning a desire for more economic cooperation.
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News Analysis: Central Asian leaders espouse unity, but stop short of backing words with action
Meeting at Turkmen resort shows growing interest in trans-Caspian pipeline.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 14h
More than a year has passed since Armenia and Azerbaijan signed the Washington agreement under the direct mediation of President Trump.
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Why TRIPP is stalled: Iran, Russia, and the geopolitics of the Middle Corridor
Partner post from Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 14h
Turkmenistan is stepping up efforts to develop options for distributing its abundant reserves of natural gas.
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Turkmenistan making moves to diversify energy exports
Ashgabat opening up.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Unable to persuade Armenia to abandon its efforts to join the European Union, Russia is now signaling that it is adopting a harder line.
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Russia ready to turn screws on Armenia
Kremlin hints at using force to keep Yerevan in line.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It appears Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan may have found a way to finance a trans-Afghan railway that would enable Central Asian exports to gain access to seaports in Pakistan.
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UAE joins effort to build trans-Afghan railway
Significant step towards solving financing question.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Central Asian states have enough experience in dealing with Russia that when the Kremlin announces there is no reason for concern about the mysterious death of a lab worker from “pneumonia,” it is time to worry. Read more: eurasianet.org/fears-about-...
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The August 31–September 1 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek offered a revealing snapshot of Afghanistan’s changing role in the region.
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Central Asia’s Afghan reality: What U.S. might be missing
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Donald Trump intends to make a trip to Uzbekistan, although a date for the visit has not been set, according to a top US trade official who is also a personal friend of the president.
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Trump wants to visit Uzbekistan, says friend
US president has “unique” interaction with Uzbek counterpart.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
To hear Yerlan Karin tell it, it was never his goal to get to the pinnacle of Kazakhstan’s somewhat opaque political pyramid. 🔗 eurasianet.org/kazakhstans-...
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Construction on Tajikistan’s massive Rogun Dam project has taken significant steps forward over the last year, seeming to put to rest doubts about the project’s viability that had bubbled up last summer.
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After financing doubts last year, Rogun is on rise again
Critics cry foul after World Bank OK’s $300 million.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Islamic Republic of Iran is strengthening the Afghan dimension of its transport diplomacy, while also developing partnerships with Central Asian states.
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Afghanistan and Iran synchronize transport diplomacy: Implications for Central Asia
Eurasianet partner post from Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In 1982, then-US president Ronald Reagan accurately predicted that Marxism-Leninism would end up on the “ash heap of history.” It is time to toss the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on the same pile.
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Moving beyond Eurasian Economic Union: Case for Central Asian common market
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A Georgian jailbird has started to sing, accusing the country’s political impresario, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, and other officials of setting him up to take a fall on corruption charges.
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Georgia: Jailed former prime minister blowing whistle on former colleagues
Allegations indicative of fierce infighting among leadership.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
While the Trump Administration is interested in gaining access to Uzbekistan’s critical minerals, US wholesaler giant Costco is considering placing the Central Asian state’s fruits and vegetables on its store shelves, Uzbek state-aligned media outlets report.
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Uzbek fruit exporters looking to break into US market
Expanding exports requires improved quality control.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Kazakhstan intends to increase natural gas imports from Russia. The purchase price may be cheap, but the overall cost could turn out to be steep because of pending new US sanctions on Russia.
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Kazakhstan to boost purchases of Russian gas
Announcement coincides with looming US sanctions on Russian energy sector.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
While the Russian army is on its heels in Ukraine, the Kremlin is engaging in trade wars with fellow members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
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One war is not enough: Russia instigating trade fights within Eurasian Economic Union
Astana retaliating against Russian protectionism.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
South Korea is going all-in on developing trade ties with Central Asian states, joining the scramble for regional market share in key emerging sectors, including mining, transport and AI/IT.
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Enter East Asian Tiger: South Korea to boost its economic footprint in Central Asia
First-ever summit in Seoul establishes trade framework.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just days after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reaffirmed an intention to reduce the country’s dependence on Russian natural gas imports, Russia’s provider, Gazprom Armenia, has taken the seemingly punitive step of announcing a prolonged cutoff of supplies. 🔗 eurasianet.org/russia-turns...
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New UN Development Programme research from Moldova, North Macedonia, Türkiye, Ukraine and Uzbekistan reveals that care is becoming more essential than ever as societies age and labor shortages deepen.
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Care: Economic infrastructure we cannot afford to ignore in Europe and Central Asia
Eurasianet commentary.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kazakhstan, which has major oil reserves, is not in position to help offset a looming energy crisis by expanding production, industry analysts say.
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Kazakh oil industry struggling amid global energy crisis
Pressure builds on Astana to diversify export options.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Like Shanghai Cooperation Organization, BRICS, the global grouping of emerging markets and developing countries, is intent on diminishing Western influence over the world economy.
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BRICS seeking to diminish US influence over global economy
But China, Russia and Iran cannot assemble broader coalition of willing against US
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kazakhstan’s dominant position in Central Asia’s wheat and flour market is coming under pressure as Russia, unable to ship large quantities via the Black Sea due to Ukraine’s drone prowess, is dumping its crop at prices that Astana can’t compete with.
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Russia aiming to take away Central Asian wheat markets from Kazakhstan
With Black Sea export route problematic, Moscow looks towards Central Asia
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Kazakhstan and, to a lesser extent, Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states are finding themselves caught in the middle of a deepening struggle between the United States and China for dominance of AI architecture and design.
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News Analysis: Kazakhstan is in pickle created by US-China AI race
Washington is ready to say; ‘you’re either with us, or against us on AI’
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Kyrgyzstan has provided some clarity on the source of the recent blackout that impacted four states in Central Asia, while vigorously denying blame for the cascading outage.
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Origin of recent Central Asian blackout pinpointed
Outage highlights shortcomings in regional grid.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Under Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s engagement with the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) served both practical and ideological purposes.
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Magyar’s Hungary in the Organization of Turkic States
Partner post from Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Amid a typically slow news cycle during vacation season, an intriguing tidbit appeared August 17 on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s official website, a couple of lines about a tête-à-tête with former Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko.
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Azerbaijan and Ukraine working to boost trade ties
Former Ukrainian president appears to act as emissary.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
As the price of gold has hovered around $4,000 an ounce in recent weeks, the men in the small-scale mines north of the village of Soykechar in #Uzbekistan have watched every bounce and slide.
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High gold prices prove boon for Central Asia, though “fundamentals not changing”
For miners, inflation and debt eats away at rising wages.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
At a recent media forum held in the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Shusha, Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev described the country’s #Soviet past as a colonial experience.
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Inventing “Soviet jazz capital”: State-sponsored myth of Baku jazz
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Representatives of the railway administrations of #Uzbekistan, #Turkmenistan, #Türkiye, #Georgia, #Azerbaijan and #Kyrgyzstan signed an agreement to further develop the CASCA+ corridor (Central Asia–South Caucasus–Anatolia+).
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Regional connectivity and Central Asia’s need for unified strategy
A partner post from the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Top officials from #Kazakhstan, #Kyrgyzstan, #Tajikistan and #Uzbekistan gathered recently in #Shanghai to attend the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, where Chinese leader Xi Jinping ​presented an ⁠ambitious vision for the Beijing’s leadership in the global AI ​race.
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Central Asian states following China’s lead on AI
China-Central Asia Monitor: July 10-17, 2026.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The results of Armenia’s parliamentary election in June dealt Russia’s bid to reassert its grip on the #SouthCaucasus a serious blow, and the reverberations are not confined to #Moscow, #Washington and #Brussels.
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News analysis: China & Japan calibrating trans-Caspian trade strategies
All eyes on Pashinyan’s efforts to amend Armenian Constitution.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
#Azerbaijan is working hard this summer to build bridges across the Caspian Sea, announcing a variety of projects to expand Middle Corridor trade with Central Asian states.
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Azerbaijan keeps building trans-Caspian trade connections
New initiatives with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan revealed.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
What is likely Sen. Steve Daines’ last visit in an official capacity to the #Caspian Basin region may turn out to be his most important. 🔗 eurasianet.org/influential-...
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
#Kazakhstan is growing more possessive of its petroleum products as a gasoline shortage tightens its grip in #Russia and the #US-Iran conflict reignites.
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Kazakhstan tightens control over petroleum products
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
#Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to #Kyrgyzstan produced lots of hopeful rhetoric but no substantive trade deals.
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Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan commit to developing strategic partnership
Making progress on gaining access to seaport.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
#China has walked away from the #Anaklia Deep Sea Port project, ending speculation over one of #Georgia’s most important infrastructure projects. The Georgian government now says it wants to develop and operate the port on its own.
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China quietly exits Georgian port deal
Tbilisi doubling down on stronger state role.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
After mounting an unsuccessful campaign to sink #Armenian Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan’s reelection chances, #Russia is now telling him that it is time to bury the hatchet. 🔗 eurasianet.org/pashinyan-tr...
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
#China is planning to deploy a constellation of over 1,000 remote-sensing satellites to observe #CentralAsia, according to China’s official news outlets Xinhua and The People’s Daily.
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China to launch satellite constellation to keep eyes on Central Asia
China-Central Asia Monitor: June 26 - July 2, 2026.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The downfall of #Kyrgyzstan’s former state security services boss, Kamchybek Tashiev, has ended with a conviction on a coup conspiracy charge and probation.
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Kyrgyzstan: Former state security chief gets probation for conspiring against president
Last chapter in political purge.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Despite lingering tension between the #UnitedStates and #Iran, #Kazakhstan is planning to build a terminal at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas to facilitate exports.
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Kazakhstan looks to open trade outpost at Iranian port
A roundup of developments relevant for the Silk Seven-Plus initiative.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
#Kyrgyzstan is the leader in #CentralAsia in making progress toward sustainable development goals, according to a #UN report.
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UN report gives Kyrgyzstan and Armenia strong marks for sustainable development
Progress made, but targets won’t be met by 2030.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Boxing legend Evander #Holyfield is making a comeback of sorts. He is mulling plans to open a boxing academy in #Bishkek, the capital of the Central Asian nation of #Kyrgyzstan, according to local media reports.
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Kyrgyzstan lures heavyweight champ to promote Bishkek as boxing hub
President has affinity for pugilism.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The ripple effect from a severe gas shortage in #Russia caused by #Ukrainian drone strikes is being felt in #CentralAsia, where seasonal demand is rising.
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Ukraine’s drone offensive against Russia causing collateral damage in Central Asia
Fuel shortage fears rising in region.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The signs are multiplying that Vladimir #Putin’s powers of coercion are rapidly fading, and his chief instruments of regional leverage are dissolving.
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Ukrainian pressure causing Russia-led regional security organization to unravel
Eurasian Economic Union also facing legitimacy crisis.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
#China’s state-owned conglomerate Sinopec Engineering Group has reached an agreement with Australia-based Allied Biofuels to conduct engineering, design and construction work on a $6.1 billion biorefinery project in #Uzbekistan.
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Chinese conglomerate secures multi-billion green-energy deal in Uzbekistan
China-Central Asia Monitor: June 19-25, 2026.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
#Kazakhstan’s Muftiate, the chief administrative body for Muslims in the Central Asian nation, has issued a religious ruling that calls on young people to resist the temptations of modernity and procreate.
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Kazakh religious leaders tell young people: Go forth and have kids!
Firing broadside against materialism and individualism.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
#Pakistan has approved and operationalized new land routes to connect Central Asian markets to Pakistani ports and beyond, utilizing strategic corridors through #Iran and #China to bypass #Afghanistan entirely.
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How Pakistan is reshaping Eurasian trade corridors
A partner post from the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Fresh off a convincing victory in a fiercely contested parliamentary election, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan is wasting no time in trying to integrate #Armenia firmly into the West’s security and economic architecture. 🔗 eurasianet.org/armenia-putt...
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Grappling with a severe shortage, #Russia is seeking to purchase a significant volume of gasoline from neighboring #Kazakhstan. Astana appears hesitant to fulfill the request, however, apparently concerned that doing so might entail consequences for the Central Asian nation’s own energy exports.
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Kazakhstan hesitates to go through with Russian gas-supply request
Astana put in hard place.
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Eurasianet @eurasianet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Fresh polling data shows a vast divide separating #Georgia’s governing class from the governed when it comes to the future direction of the country.
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As Georgians back West, their leaders lean East – polling data
US lawmakers push new measures amid concerns over Russian and Chinese influence.
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