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Russia-Turkmenistan relations
![Talk of Gas Unions Riles Up Turkmenistan Talk of Gas Unions Riles Up Turkmenistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-08-061732.jpg)
Talk of Gas Unions Riles Up Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
What compelled a Turkmen foreign ministry official to push back on admittedly vague comments from a Russian foreign ministry official?
![Russia’s Putin Makes First Trip Abroad Since Invasion, to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan Russia’s Putin Makes First Trip Abroad Since Invasion, to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-29-142819.jpg)
Russia’s Putin Makes First Trip Abroad Since Invasion, to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
The warm welcome in Dushanbe and meetings around the Caspian table in Ashgabat were a chance for Putin to reaffirm his network of partners at a critical moment.
![Russia's Security Inroads With Turkmenistan Russia's Security Inroads With Turkmenistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-russia-turkmenistan.jpg)
Russia's Security Inroads With Turkmenistan
By Samuel Ramani
Beyond economic relations, Moscow and Ashgabat are increasingly seeking security cooperation.
![Turkmenistan's Ongoing Gas Quandary Turkmenistan's Ongoing Gas Quandary](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-22_14-56-03.jpg)
Turkmenistan's Ongoing Gas Quandary
By Paolo Sorbello
Reports of a late resolution of a dispute with a Chinese supplier show further problems in Turkmenistan's gas industry.
![Speaking of the South China Sea: International Law, Arbitrals, and Central Asia Speaking of the South China Sea: International Law, Arbitrals, and Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-13_15-41-27.jpg)
Speaking of the South China Sea: International Law, Arbitrals, and Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Also Uzbek militants and Tajikistan forgot the insulin; weekend reads.
![Russian Defense Minister Visits Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Russian Defense Minister Visits Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-26_13-23-15.jpg)
Russian Defense Minister Visits Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
Sergei Shoigu embodies Moscow's concerns about whether Central Asia can manage security, internally and on its periphery.
![Turkmenistan’s Endless Energy Optimism Turkmenistan’s Endless Energy Optimism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-13_16-59-36.jpg)
Turkmenistan’s Endless Energy Optimism
By Catherine Putz
Turkmenistan still says it can deliver gas to Europe in the next few years and experts still seem to disagree.
![Russia Ready to Help Turkmenistan Protect its Afghan Border Russia Ready to Help Turkmenistan Protect its Afghan Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-21_00-06-12.jpg)
Russia Ready to Help Turkmenistan Protect its Afghan Border
By Catherine Putz
Of course, Ashgabat says it doesn’t need the help but the offer stands.
![Russia’s Gazprom Stops Buying Gas from Turkmenistan Russia’s Gazprom Stops Buying Gas from Turkmenistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-09_20-08-47.jpg)
Russia’s Gazprom Stops Buying Gas from Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
The announcement illustrates how corroded gas relations between Ashgabat and Moscow have gotten.
![Turkmenistan Completes East-West Pipeline: What's Next? Turkmenistan Completes East-West Pipeline: What's Next?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-09_20-08-47.jpg)
Turkmenistan Completes East-West Pipeline: What's Next?
By Catherine Putz
The pipeline’s history is a telling indicator of changing geopolitical winds.
![Fear of Terrorists Ripples from Paris to Moscow Fear of Terrorists Ripples from Paris to Moscow](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-16_20-58-37.jpg)
Fear of Terrorists Ripples from Paris to Moscow
By Catherine Putz
A deputy speaker in the State Duma floated the idea of restricting entry to Russia for citizens of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
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