Central Asia

The EU is considering sanctions against financial institutions that support military supplies to Russia and supplies from Southeast Asia.

Fumio Kishida canceled his visit to Central Asia due to the increased likelihood of a devastating earthquake in Japan. Experts warned of a possible mega-quake, and the prime minister decided to stay in the country to manage the crisis.

British intelligence believes that the new law of the Russian Federation on the deprivation of citizenship for absence from military registration will not have a significant impact on conscription. The law is considered in the context of growing anti-migrant sentiment in Russia.

The Polish Sejm adopted a resolution commemorating the victims of the Crimean Tatar genocide, highlighting the acts of genocide and persecution of Crimean Tatars and emphasizing their invaluable contribution to the history of Poland.

Russia has sent 10,000 newly naturalized migrants to Ukraine to dig trenches, out of 30,000 identified migrants who have been granted Russian citizenship but have not yet been registered for military service.

The occupiers in the Luhansk region seize municipal housing and transfer it to security forces, social workers and IDPs, and allow russians and migrants to buy it at reduced prices to move in.

Russians are actively recruiting illegal migrants, including prisoners and migrants, to participate in the war against Ukraine in exchange for Russian citizenship.

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have agreed with China to build a 450-500 km long railway to Europe bypassing Russia as part of the China One Belt, One Road Initiative.

In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russians will set up a camp for refugees from the Belgorod region, while Mariupol's homeless are struggling to survive nearby.

French expert on Russia Laurent Vinatier was arrested in Moscow until August 5 on charges of collecting data on the Russian army without registering as a "foreign agent".

Dust from the desert regions of Central Asia is expected in Ukraine on May 27-28, causing cloudiness, poor visibility and possible “dirty” rains, meteorologist Igor Kibalchich reports.

Many of the goods used by Russia to manufacture weapons are produced by order of companies of the sanctions coalition in third countries.

India has signed a 10-year agreement with Iran to develop the strategically important Chabahar port, investing $370 million, despite US warnings about the risks of doing business with Iran, as India believes the port will benefit the entire region by providing a transit route to Afghanistan and Central Asia.

India and Iran have signed a 10-year agreement under which India will invest USD 120 million to equip and develop the strategically important Chabahar port in Iran.

Residents of occupied Mariupol complain about sewage leaks that have been flowing into the Sea of Azov for a month, causing environmental damage to the city's ecosystem.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron warns that the West has not learned a lesson from russia's invasion of Ukraine and must be tougher on authoritarian opponents in a tougher world.

In the occupied Mariupol, the Russian invaders are forming a register of "undesirable" residents who will be banned from living in the city, while bringing in ethnic Russians and Central Asians to change the demographic composition.

A 41-year-old Russian soldier deserted from the front in Ukraine and was detained in Poland after illegally crossing the Belarusian border to try to get to Europe.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes the beginning of the delimitation of the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the basis of the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration, considering it a prerequisite for normalizing relations and ensuring regional stability and security.

Despite Western sanctions, russia is likely to obtain British luxury cars through neighboring countries such as Azerbaijan, where exports from Britain have increased unprecedentedly.

NATO expresses concern over Georgia's draft law on "foreign agents" adopted in the first reading, calling it a step backwards that does not contribute to the Euro-Atlantic integration of the country, which is seeking to become a member of the Alliance.

Even his closest ally, the Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, appears to undermine Putin's claim that the suspects were trying to flee to Ukraine.

In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the occupiers began checking Tajik citizens, sending additional FSB groups to conduct "preventive conversations" because of fears of possible unrest after the mass shootings of Russians in Moscow.

In the occupied territories, during the fake "elections," Russians check men's military records and demand that they update their data or provide it for the first time," with the aim of mobilizing residents to fight against Ukraine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemns the "elections" of the Russian president in the occupied Ukrainian territories as illegal, urges citizens not to participate in them and calls on the international community not to recognize the results of this Kremlin farce that violates democratic principles and Ukraine's sovereignty.

In the first two months of 2024, the volume of trade through the Suez Canal decreased by 50% and through the Panama Canal by 32%, disrupting supply chains and distorting key macroeconomic indicators, according to the IMF.

The United States imposed sanctions against a Russian company (Broker Expert LLC) and a company from the Central African Republic (Bois Rouge SARLU) for facilitating Russia's malicious activities and supporting the Wagner Group in the CAR.

The EU discussed Russia's war against Ukraine with China's special representative Li Hui and expressed concern over the export of dual-use goods from China to Russia, calling on Beijing to counteract it.

Russian agents are becoming bolder abroad and may be behind high-profile assassinations of Russian defectors, such as the pilot who was shot dead in Spain after he hijacked a Russian helicopter for Ukraine.

Today, February 26, marks the Day of the Thermos, an event dedicated to one of the most useful inventions in human history. In 1892, the Scottish scientist and inventor James Dewar invented a vacuum flask for storing liquefied gases, which was not originally intended for everyday use.