Russia
Briefly… How RFE/RL Journalists Exposed Russia’s Fake Private Military Company
RFE/RL Ukrainian Service journalist Valeriya Yegoshina and Systema journalist Elizaveta Surnacheva discuss how their investigative teams discovered that Redut is a fictitious Private Military Company (PMC).
Journalists in Trouble: Russia Detains RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Russia detains RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva; RFE/RL event draws attention to incommunicado detention in Belarus; and more.
Briefly… Rikard Jozwiak on Covering the EU, NATO, and Russia’s War on Ukraine
Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak talks about what Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine means for his coverage of the EU, NATO, and more.
Central Asia in Focus: Putin’s Credibility in Central Asia
Prigozhin’s mutiny, religious freedom in Kazakhstan, Kazakh and Kyrgyz companies help Russia avoid sanctions, and more.
Briefly… Kubat Kasymbekov on How Central Asian Companies Supply Russia with Sanctioned Tech
RFE/RL Kyrgyz Service journalist Kubat Kasymbekov explains how Central Asian companies supply Russia with sanctioned tech.
Central Asia in Focus: No Change in Uzbekistan Until At Least 2037
Plus the falling Russian ruble’s effect on remittances, the new China-Afghanistan route, and more.
Central Asia in Focus: Russian Gas Flows to Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan will receive Russian gas, Turkmenistan puts a new city on the map, and more.
Central Asia in Focus: The Shrinking Caspian Sea
Receding water in the Caspian, Russia tries to maintain influence in Kyrgyzstan, legal questions in Kazakhstan, and more.
Central Asia in Focus: Russia’s Influence on Kyrgyz Legislation
Plus an alleged coup in Kyrgyzstan, water shortage, toxic ammonia spill, and more.
Central Asia in Focus: Central Asians Fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Uzbek Presidential Election, the Xian Summit, and more.