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Tajikistan-Russia relations

October 04, 2022
Are Central Asians Being Conscripted by Russia to Fight in Ukraine?
By Catherine Putz
Moscow denies that Central Asians are being conscripted into the Russian military, but the risk is real.

September 14, 2022
Russia Brands Exiled Tajik Opposition Party a ‘Terrorist’ Organization
By Catherine Putz
The designation by Russia of the IRPT as an extremist organization may put Tajik citizens in Russia further at risk.

August 03, 2022
Pair of Pamiri Activists Disappear From Russia and Reappear in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
Prominent Pamiri activists and figures have been pursued by the authorities through a variety of means, with those in Russia seemingly at the greatest risk of extradition or rendition.

June 29, 2022
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.

March 25, 2022
Ethnic Central Asians Among Those Killed With the Russian Army in Ukraine
By Catherine Putz
Regional media have begun to report on the return of bodies, men born in Central Asia who took Russian citizenship over the years and ultimately died in Ukraine.

November 03, 2020
Tajiks Stuck in Russia, Flights Home Cancelled
By Catherine Putz
A pair of November 1 charter flights from Moscow to Dushanbe were cancelled.

May 30, 2019
Russia’s Bulwark on the Afghan Border: Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
In recent weeks, high-level Russian security and intelligence officials have made trips to Dushanbe.

May 25, 2017
Russia Deploys Iskander Missiles to Tajikistan for Anti-Terror Drills
By Catherine Putz
Practice makes perfect, right? Tajikistan and Russia to hold counterterror drills next week.

March 28, 2017
Springtime Is Counterterrorism Training Time in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
On Monday, both Russia and the United States began separate military training drills with Tajik forces.

March 01, 2017
Touring the Backyard: Putin Pays Central Asia a Visit
By Catherine Putz
No huge headlines emerged from the trip, which was a walk down familiar paths and repetition of familiar phrases.

November 08, 2016
Tajikistan and Russia Settle Brief Aviation Spat
By Catherine Putz
Realistically, Dushanbe didn't have much leverage on Moscow over allowing fights from the newest Russian airport.

June 16, 2016
Russia Reinforces Tajikistan Base with 100 New Armored Vehicles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
100 new tanks and armored personnel carriers purportedly arrived at Russia’s largest military base abroad.
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