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Russia is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to build schools and universities across Central Asia, reinforcing the use of the Russian language at a time when younger generations in the region ...
News Russia » Central » Politics: China and Russia will have their say in who wins a US-Iran endurance match
Amid US pressure, Iran may pursue "unprecedented strengthening of its relations with Beijing and Moscow," an Iranian analyst said.
News Russia » Central » Politics: Sanctions fears as Kyrgyzstan shutters companies suspected of aiding Russia
The mountainous, landlocked Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has historically been one of the region’s poorest economies, much of it reliant on remittances from migrant workers abroad. But four ...
News Russia » Central » Politics: Taliban and Russia cozy up to each other — why?
Russia and the Afghan Taliban have signed a deal on repairing Soviet-era and Russian-made weapons, a seemingly small move in a larger game involving the US, Pakistan, and Moscow's efforts to curb ...
News Russia » Central » Politics: Russia would not accept military presence of outside powers in Central Asia, says defence minister
Russia would find the presence of outside powers in Central Asia unacceptable, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov told an April 28 meeting of defence ministers from the member states of the ...
News Russia » Central » Politics: Why is Putin’s Russia becoming more unapologetic, uncompromising and difficult to predict?
The phrase used by Russian folk singer Nadezhda Babkina after receiving a state award from President Vladimir Putin captured that mood. Her remark ...
News Russia » Central » Politics: The Inertia of Russia’s War
Most analyses of how to end the war in Ukraine focus on the intentions of one man: Russian President Vladimir Putin. This assumes that the person who single-handedly launched the invasion can also ...
News Russia » Central » Politics: Russia’s Economic, Civil, And Political Challenges During The Ukraine War
On April 16, policymakers, market experts, industry leaders, and Russian government officials gathered in Moscow for the Moscow Exchange Forum. During the event, the panelists highlighted “evolving ...
News Russia » Central » Politics: Russia’s cooperation with Central Asia above board — Foreign Ministry
Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Third CIS Department Alexander Sternik noted that Moscow develops cooperation with the region with respect and strategic patience GELENDZHIK, May 12. /TASS/.
News Russia » Central » Politics: Russia’s Post-Imperial Anxiety and the Rhetoric of Control in Central Asia
The pro-Kremlin TV commentator Vladimir Solovyov’s latest remarks framing Central Asia as Russia’s “sphere of interest” and calling the region “our Asia” sparked a strong public response. Vladimir ...
News Russia » Central » Politics: Why has Russia banned British nationals? Understanding Moscow's latest travel ban
The move is the latest chapter in a years long diplomatic confrontation between Moscow and London that has intensified since the war in Ukraine, ...