ALMATY - The sharp rise in tensions between the European Commission and Russian oil giant Gazprom is worrying the central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, which are highly dependent on their gas and oil exports to the EU.
The relationship between Europe and Russia, in regar.
More liberal policies toward Islam under Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev and even the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan have led to a greater Islamization in the country that has concerned many people, including a dwindling ethnic Russian population.