Former Soviet republics are increasingly standing up to Moscow as Russia under Western sanctions looks to their markets.

Former Soviet republics are increasingly standing up to Moscow as Russia under Western sanctions looks to their markets.
Moscow’s traditional allies in Central Asia are quietly making moves that are likely to upset the Russian leader.
Dozens of people have been killed and others injured in border fighting, with both sides blaming each other.
Russian President Putin urged both countries to resolve their differences by ‘peaceful, political and diplomatic means’.
Kyrgyzstan reported ‘intense battles’ with Tajikistan forces along disputed border despite ceasefire agreement.
Second outbreak of clashes in three days amid sudden rise in tensions on border between the two former Soviet republics.
The clash comes against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The Vostok drills are due to start at the end of the month and will also include India, Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikistan
The two countries trade blame for the latest flare-up at the contested frontier.
Iran and Tajikistan are strengthening ties as they look warily at Afghanistan.
Government says 70 ‘active members of a terrorist group’ were detained after deadly clashes in Gorno-Badakhshan.
After Uzbekistan’s unexpected pro-Ukraine statement, analysts say traditional regional dynamics could be shifting.
Remittances to Central Asian republic have plunged in value amid sanctions intended to hit Russia over war in Ukraine.
Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan depend on migrant remittances from Russia.