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Eurasianet (25 January 2023)

Joanna Lillis 

Moscow is driving forward its energy ambitions in Central Asia as it seeks new markets for gas that Europe now shuns.

When Russia floated the idea of forging a tripartite gas union with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan late last year, it fell flat.

Critics derided it as a bid by Central Asia’s former colonial master to gain political and economic leverage. Both countries seemed to pour cold water on the idea.

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