Ukraine
Over the past two months, cases of persecution of Tajik migrants and students in Russia have become more frequent. Experts assume that this is due to the growth of xenophobia in Russia and, possibly, migrants being forcibly recruited to the war in Ukraine. (more…)
The partial mobilisation announced in Russia has covered not only the Russians. Migrants from Central Asia are being deceived into doing military service, while officials voice suggestions of depriving of Russian citizenship of those who have received it in the last 10 years and refuses to do military service.
“China’s presence in the security dimension in Central Asia is closely related to its national interests, and unlike Russia, which sees the region as an extension of itself, China is not willing to overcommit, and it rather employs soft powers as its main strategy in cooperation with Stans,” experts conclude on the roundtable organized by IWPR CA and OSCE Academy on June 30th, 2022. (more…)
Despite geopolitical disturbances in the last four months, and the disruption of logistical chains all over the world, trading ties inside the Eurasian region have remained strong. According to statistics, the trade turnover between Central Asian states and Russia has increased by 14 per cent on the average since the start of the year, yet the economy development rates in the region decelerate. (more…)
According to experts, the government of Kazakhstan needs to voice their own objective information and evaluations from time to time about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and its impact on the country.
For almost two months already, the Tajik society has been involved in an intense debate over the war between Russia and Ukraine.
From February 24, the topic of war between Ukraine and Russia is covered by most of news feeds in Kazakhstan media – the chronicle of military actions, sending of humanitarian supplies, anti-war protests, transfer of Kazakhstanis from Ukraine, economic consequences for Kazakhstan. CABAR.asia analysed the materials published by Kazakhstan media to know better how the events in Ukraine are covered.
On February 25, the United States and European Union simultaneously announced new sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. This is the third and strictest package of sanctions. It covers financial, energy, transport, technology sectors, as well as the visa policy. (more…)
The military entry of Russia to Ukraine left no one in the world indifferent. Western countries consider the recent actions taken by Vladimir Putin against the neighbouring state as a war and unleash an array of sanctions against Russia. The changes in the geopolitical arena relate to Kazakhstan, too. (more…)