Russian state giant emerges as winner from energy crunch and says high gas prices are not temporary
Authoritarian president follows up gas supply threat as stand-off with EU continues over migrant crisis
Neighbour offers refuge for politicians sought by Taliban and base to plan the fight back
Mark Gyetvay indicted on tax charges connected to $93m in offshore accounts
More could be done to fill storage sites ahead of winter heating season, says energy body
High-level meeting in Dushanbe underlines desire to cement rapprochement in strategic region
Baltic Sea project still needs final checks and certification for gas to flow
Foreign operators including Carrefour are entering one of the country’s most liberal sectors
Blackouts have long plagued the central Asian state. A $6.5bn clean energy programme is expected to change that
Former finance minister says early progress is irreversible, but analysts predict turbulence ahead
Early progress towards a more liberal economy has drawn attention to the previously authoritarian state
Booming population fuels ambitions to become Central Asia’s biggest economy
Government wants to speed up privatisation, but inefficiency and poor management are in the way
Discharge from a Soviet-era paper mill endangers the world’s oldest and largest body of fresh water
Food exports bring in welcome dollars to the sanctions-hit economy but could also extend Moscow’s global reach
A weak and isolated Belarus suits the Russian president’s strategic goals, but only up to a point
Assets of officials linked to FSB security agency to be frozen following 2020 nerve agent attack on opposition activist
Biden’s withdrawal of troops opens door for Washington’s greatest rivals to extend influence
Defiant Lukashenko says UK can ‘choke’ on its efforts to put pressure on Minsk
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya accused her country’s authorities of trying to force her to leave Tokyo
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya refuses to board flight home and asks for Japanese police protection
Moscow cheers retreat of American forces and aims to stop threat of Isis and al-Qaeda spilling over its borders
Scientists say shifting pattern of jet stream and global warming are key drivers
Russia sharply critical of policy of limiting climate change by imposing cost on imports linked to emissions
Redevelopment of a 4,300km Soviet-era rail line aims to propel the network into the 21st century
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