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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to the media at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, after Russia's World War II Victory Day parade.

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China is now Central Asia’s top trading partner. Will there be a tug of war with Russia?

A freight train near the railway station of Dostyk at the Kazakh-Chinese border, a key hub for trade between China and Europe through Central Asia.

Reuters story on Tajikistan discussing Russian help to guard its Afghan border is withdrawn

Afghan Taliban vow border cooperation after Tajikistan says attacks killed five Chinese

Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi speaks during a news conference in Kabul Afghanistan September 14, 2021. Picture taken September 14, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer

Tajikistan says five Chinese nationals killed in cross-border attacks from Afghanistan in past week

China says armed attack on Tajik-Afghan border kills three of its nationals

China to boost trade, investment with Tajikistan, Wang says

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Tajikistan launches state-backed messenger app

Trump meets Central Asian leaders to boost critical mineral ties

US President Donald Trump (middle) met with leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Trump to host Central Asian presidents as US seeks to counter China, Russia influence

US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

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