Ukraine says over 1,400 Africans recruited to fight for Russia in war
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 584
As the war enters its 584th day, these are the main developments.
Torrential rains kill at least 21 people in Tajikistan
Three days of rains cause flooding, landslides and mudflows, killing people in three towns in the centre of the country.
Russia faces a new neighbourhood threat: China
Moscow’s Ukraine struggles and neocolonialism have made its former partners in Central Asia turn to Beijing.
Blinken in Central Asia to boost ties amid Russia-Ukraine war
US secretary of state to meet with counterparts of five Central Asian countries on visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Remote Tajikistan region shaken by magnitude 6.8 earthquake
No casualties were immediately reported following the quake near Sarez Lake bordering China.
‘I was naive about Russia’: Central Asians on the Ukraine war
Central Asian states keep close ties with Moscow, but younger citizens of ex-Soviet nations are questioning alliances.
‘We want respect’: Putin’s authority tested in Central Asia
Former Soviet republics are increasingly standing up to Moscow as Russia under Western sanctions looks to their markets.
Putin’s Central Asian allies embrace Russians fleeing draft
Moscow’s traditional allies in Central Asia are quietly making moves that are likely to upset the Russian leader.
From: Inside Story
Will the dispute between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan be settled?
Dozens of people have been killed and others injured in border fighting, with both sides blaming each other.
Published On 18 Sep 2022
Death toll rises to 81 in Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clashes
Russian President Putin urged both countries to resolve their differences by ‘peaceful, political and diplomatic means’.
