Russia faces fuel shortages and price hikes after Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries, prompting export restrictions on gasoline and diesel. Central Asian countries like Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and ...

The agency gave a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisory to Russia due to drone attacks, the war between Russia and Ukraine, terrorism, unrest and wrongful detention. There are four levels of travel ...

MOSCOW — Russia on Sunday opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the two countries. The first flight ...

Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries have led Moscow to restrict fuel exports, causing regional shortages. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan face the steepest price hikes due to heavy dependence on ...

The pro-Kremlin TV commentator Vladimir Solovyov’s latest remarks framing Central Asia as Russia’s “sphere of interest” and calling the region “our Asia” sparked a strong public response.

As Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet, visa relaxations by Beijing are expected to spur inbound traffic from Russia. Credit: Contributor/Getty Images China’s ...

Russia is pushing to deepen energy ties with China as Western sanctions tighten. Beijing has cooled its enthusiasm for the once-declared “no limits” partnership, cutting Russian oil purchases nearly 8 ...

Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine is one piece of a broader campaign to restore a sphere of influence in post-Soviet Eurasia. The 2022 invasion came as a shock to many of Russia’s neighbors in ...