... remains a challenge. However, over time this problem will be solved. Having built “alternate airfields” in neighbouring countries, business may well return to Russia.
Turkmenistan is likely to benefit tangibly from rising gas prices. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, on the contrary, may lose due to the reduction in the inflow of remittances from Russia due to the contraction of the market. Uzbekistan is more stable in this regard due to the larger scale of the economy.
The Republic of Belarus will experience the impact of Western sanctions. In part, they will be offset by deepening trade ties with Russia. But due to the contraction of the Russian market, the effect of such a partnership may be lower than expected. In addition, the ...
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Irina Bolgova
, PhD in History, Post-Soviet ... ... participated in economic activities, but also was actively involved in peacekeeping efforts such as putting an end to the civil war in Tajikistan or preventing another war in Abkhazia. While certain functions of the CIS in the military-political sphere have lost ...
... Eurasian economic integration and cooperation in 1994 and continues to be a strong voice in the Supreme Economic Council. He and Belarussian President Alexsandr Lukashenko became wary of Russia after Crimea. In negotiating the Treaty, Kazakhstan fought hard to ensure that the Union remained purely economic. Both ... ... the organization, sticking to its UN recognized “permanent neutrality”. This is unlikely to change in the future. Tajikistan is the sole remaining former Soviet republic being drawn into the orbit of the EEU. For Tajikistan, joining the EEU ...