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☆ Tajik avalanche death toll rises to 20
  + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/3] A view shows the area affected by an avalanche in Gorno-Badakhshan region, Tajikistan, February 15, 2023. Most of the avalanches hit the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, which borders China and Afghanistan, and where more than 400 households have been relocated away from dangerous areas. Avalanches have hit homes as well as roads, the government said, and all international traffic has been suspended. The mayor of provincial capital Khorog, Rizo Nazarzoda, urged its 30,000 residents to stay at home as heavy snow and rain fell. Reporting by Nazarali Pirnazarov; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Robert Birsel and Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ How Putin was repeatedly snubbed by countries he thought were his allies since invading Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Tajikistan's president appeared to berate Putin and demanded respect for his country. Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in December 2021. Sputnik/Evgeny Biyatov/Kremlin via REUTERSThe president of Tajikistan, a close ally of Russia, seemed to berate Putin during a meeting of central Asian leaders in October. Emomali Rahmon said he wanted more respect from Putin despite his country's size. Rahmon also told Putin not to treat central Asian countries as if they were still part of the former Soviet Union, the New Voice of Ukraine reported.
☆ The Armenian dram is the world's top-performing currency as the mass exodus of Russians fleeing Putin's war drives big increase in money transfers
  + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A mass fleeing of Russian citizens into neighboring countries has sent their native currencies soaring. Armenia, Georgia, and Tajikistan in Central Asia are among the world's top performers against the dollar. The Armenian dram has gained 22% in 2022 and is the top global currency. A large portion of the currency growth is due to money transfers, specifically from non-commercial transfers from out-of-country workers, with the equivalent of $1.75 billion entering Georgia from Russia, according to Bloomberg. The currency appreciation in countries surrounding Russia is a stark reversal of expectations.
☆ 2 intensifying border wars show Putin is losing sway in his neighborhood while Russia struggles in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
In recent weeks, border disputes in the Caucasus and Central Asia have escalated into clashes. And the Russian troops that once kept the peace between those feuding neighbors? Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesRussia's complicated history with Central Asia goes back centuries. Russian leaders, including Vladimir Putin, inherited this colonialist mindset, seeing Central Asia (and Ukraine) as part of the Russia sphere. KAREN MINASYAN/AFP via Getty ImagesTo some extent, the deployment of Russian troops, or threat to do so, has tamped down conflicts.
☆ Kyrgyzstan asks Russia-led bloc to send peacekeepers to Tajik border
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
BISHKEK, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan has asked a Russia-led security bloc to deploy peacekeeping troops at its disputed border with Tajikistan to ensure a ceasefire holds between the two ex-Soviet Central Asian countries, a senior Kyrgyz official said on Wednesday. At least 100 people were killed last month in fighting involving the use of tanks, aircraft and rocket artillery on a disputed section of the border. read moreAlthough the ceasefire agreed on Sept.16 has held up so far, Tajikistan's border guard service accused Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday of bringing more military hardware close to the border and building fortifications with "malevolent plans". Both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan maintain close ties with Moscow and host Russian military bases. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Olga Dzyubenko; Additional reporting by Nazarali Pirnazarov in Dushanbe; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Explainer: 'Kamikaze drones': what are the weapons Russia is using in Ukraine?
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
KYIV, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Russia launched dozens of "kamikaze" drones on Ukraine on Monday, hitting energy infrastructure and killing five people in the capital of Kyiv. Ukraine says they are Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drones - loitering munitions that cruise towards their target before plummeting at velocity and detonating on impact. On the radar, it is one mark, and in that mark there are actually five (drones)," Ihnat said. Ukraine shot down 51 Shahed-136 drones on Oct. 17-18, Ihnat said on Tuesday. A day earlier he put the tally of downed drones at 100 since Russia began using them.
☆ 'We want respect': Putin's authority tested in Central Asia
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Olzhas Auyezov | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"We want respect. Respect," said Emomali Rakhmon, Tajikistan's president since 1994, complaining that Moscow's attitude had not improved since the Soviet era. The conflict prompted Japarov to skip an informal meeting of ex-Soviet leaders in Moscow on Putin's birthday, Oct. 7. Kazakh state television showed a selection of street interviews in which respondents said the war in Ukraine cast doubt on whether any post-Soviet unity still existed. Its report also highlighted what it called provocative behaviour by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, widely regarded as Putin's proxy, who interrupted one of Tokayev's speeches.
☆ Putin forced to endure a 7-minute-long rant from close ally who rebuked the Russian leader and demanded he shows respect
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The President of Tajikistan, a firm ally of Russia, appeared to berate Putin at an international summit. 'We do not need anything; just to be respected," Rahmon said. According to the New Voice of Ukraine, Rahmon also told Putin not to treat central Asian countries "as the former Soviet Union." The incident follows surprising public criticism from India's leader, another ally of Putin, of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in September, India's Prime Minister Modi told Putin that "now is not the time for war."
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