As the war enters its 584th day, these are the main developments.
Three days of rains cause flooding, landslides and mudflows, killing people in three towns in the centre of the country.
Moscow’s Ukraine struggles and neocolonialism have made its former partners in Central Asia turn to Beijing.
US secretary of state to meet with counterparts of five Central Asian countries on visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
No casualties were immediately reported following the quake near Sarez Lake bordering China.
Central Asian states keep close ties with Moscow, but younger citizens of ex-Soviet nations are questioning alliances.
Former Soviet republics are increasingly standing up to Moscow as Russia under Western sanctions looks to their markets.
Moscow’s traditional allies in Central Asia are quietly making moves that are likely to upset the Russian leader.
Dozens of people have been killed and others injured in border fighting, with both sides blaming each other.
Russian President Putin urged both countries to resolve their differences by ‘peaceful, political and diplomatic means’.
Kyrgyzstan reported ‘intense battles’ with Tajikistan forces along disputed border despite ceasefire agreement.
Second outbreak of clashes in three days amid sudden rise in tensions on border between the two former Soviet republics.
The clash comes against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The Vostok drills are due to start at the end of the month and will also include India, Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikistan
