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More and more Tajikistanis continue turning into Russians. Over the first quarter of this year alone, more than 33,000 Tajiks have received Russian passports. According to data provided by the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation, 33,084 nationals of Tajikistan have obtained Russian citizenship, which is 64.61 percent more than in tea me period last year. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Embassy in Dushanbe says the Russian Federation and Tajikistan have discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of energy. On Sunday May 22, Tajikistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Usmonali Usmonzoda and Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma met here with Russian Minister of Energy Nikolai Shulginov, who is currently in Dushanbe on a working visit. asiaplustj.info »
High gas prices and the Biden administration’s reluctance to tap new oil sources can lead to serious problems for American farmers, who pay the price, says an article posted on The American Conservative’s website on May 17. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today met in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin ahead of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday May 13, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon had a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. According to the Tajik president’s official website, the parties discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan and the current situation along Tajikistan’s common border with Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Russian military will consider NATO transport carrying weapons in Ukraine as targets to be destroyed, RIA Novosti news agency quoted Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying at a conference call on May 4. asiaplustj.info »
Israel has reacted with fury after Russia's foreign minister claimed that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "had Jewish blood". Media reports say Sergei Lavrov made the comments to try to justify Russia's portrayal of Ukraine as "Nazi" despite the fact that its president is Jewish. asiaplustj.info »
Some media reports, citing Russian news agency TASS , say Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced that his government, together with Austrian oil company OMV, has agreed to pay for Russian gas imports in rubles. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say top Russian diplomat warned Ukraine against provoking a third world war and said the threat of a nuclear conflict “should not be underestimated” According to RBC , Sergei Lavrov on Monday said in an interview on Russian state television the threat of a nuclear war “should not be underestimated” as he accused NATO of engaging in a proxy asiaplustj.info »
Russian security authorities say they have arrested members of a ‘neo-Nazi terrorist’ group after foiling their plot to assassinate TV anchor on orders from Kiev. The FSB said it arrested members of a “neo-Nazi terrorist” group which was plotting to assassinate the pro-Kremlin TV anchor on orders from Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has instructed relevant ministries and agencies to take necessary measures to get non-tariff quota for grain from Russia. This is stated in a government regulation on the plan of actions to prevent the impact of possible risks on the national economy. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first three months of this year, the representative office of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) in Russia has helped 49 Tajik labor migrants to recover unpaid salary, a total of more than 2. asiaplustj.info »
Russian far-right lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky, known for provocative stunts and anti-Western tirades that kept him in the public eye for more than three decades, has died after a long and serious illness, State Duma (Russia’s lower house of parliament) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said today, according to Reuters . asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin proposed expanding the list of goods that Russia would supply abroad only for rubles, if it would be beneficial for Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say the Russian and Ukrainian delegations wrapped up the first day of talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. The talks were supposed to last two days - March 29 and 30 - but sources in the Russian delegation and the Turkish Foreign Ministry said the round was over and the meeting on Wednesday was off, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on March 23 that two Tajik men who served in the Russian Army and were killed while fighting in Russian army’s ranks in Ukraine have been buried in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian airline Utair says it has not stopped flights to from Russia to Tajikistan after Western countries introduced sanctions targeting Russian airlines. asiaplustj.info »
A five-day tactical drill for servicemen of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan was launched at the Harbmaidon training ground in the Khatlon province on Mach 14. The press center of Russia’s Central Military District says the exercise involves more than 1,000 military personnel and more than 300 units of military hardware, including combat helicopters. asiaplustj.info »
Face-to-face talks between the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine that took place in Turkey on March 10 unfortunately ended with no progress. It was the first high-level contact between the two sides since Russia launched the so-called military operation in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine are set to cross paths in Antalya, Turkey, the most senior officials to hold in-person talks since the so-called military operation began in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
Aleksey Danilov, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), said that Russia has changed tactics regarding in its invasion of Ukraine, and eight Russian generals had been fired because of the failed operation. asiaplustj.info »
Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers are expected to hold talks in Antalya, Turkey tomorrow. Kiev has confirmed that a meeting between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov will take place on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum in Turkey’s Antalya on Thursday so Moscow expects that the meeting will indeed be held, Mrs. asiaplustj.info »
Russian lawmakers have approved a draft law criminalizing the distribution of "false news" about military operations conducted by the Russian Armed Forces. asiaplustj.info »
Western countries have announced sanctions targeting Russian airlines and state-affiliated media. Boeing has suspended parts, maintenance and support for Russian airlines as well as major operations in Moscow after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday February 25, Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Rustam Emomali and visiting Speaker of the Federation Council (Russia’s upper chamber of parliament) Valentina Matviyenko visited the site for construction of Russian-language school in Dushanbe, which is being built under financial support of the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday February 25, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting the Russian Federation Council (Russia’s upper chamber of parliament) Valentina Matviyenko, who was on a two-day official visit in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian ruble (RR) has lost more than 6.0 percent of its value against the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), in a day. According to data from the National bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the exchange rate of RR against TJS fell from 1:0.141 set for February 24 to 1:0.133 set for January 25. asiaplustj.info »
The BBC , citing Ukrainian officials, says Russian military forces have seized control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian officials say. Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak reportedly said the "totally pointless attack" on Thursday amounted to "one of the most serious threats in Europe today". asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday February 24, Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali, who is also Head of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament), met here with Valentina Matviyenko, Chairwoman of the Federation Council (Russia’s upper chamber of parliament), who arrived in Tajikistan on an official visit, the Dushanbe City Hall says. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian military announced early Thursday (February 24) morning that it has knocked out Ukraine’s air defense assets and airbases. TASS reports that the Russian Ministry of Defense said the Russian strikes have suppressed air defense means of the Ukrainian military, adding that the infrastructure of Ukraine’s military bases has been incapacitated. asiaplustj.info »
Russian recognition of the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine is a move that will severely ratchet up tensions with the West amid fears of a Russian invasion. The Kremlin says Putin announced his decision in phone calls to the leaders of Germany and France, who voiced disappointment and was later shown on state television signing the decree. asiaplustj.info »
Russian citizen Sergey Proskuryakov who was temporarily living in Dousti district of Khatlon province has got a lengthy jail term for raping and killing a local 4-year-old girl. According to information posted on the official website of the Prosecutor-General’s Office on February 17, a trial was held in December last year. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Marat Husnullin, has explained why labor migrants are better than Russians. According to him, they work more while get paid less. At the same time, he called for the use of foreign builders at Russian construction sites on condition of the development of strict legislation in this area. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan began a military exercise involving combat helicopters and a long range air defense system S-300PS on Monday, Interfax reports , citing the Central Military District of the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
The Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Valentia Matviyenko, will pay an official visit to Tajikistan from February 24-25, Russian’s news agency TASS reported on February 10, citing Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Igor Lyakin-Frolov. asiaplustj.info »
Police officers in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on the evening of February 8 detained Tajik national Khairiddin Odinayev at the porch of his apartment, took him to the forest and tried to extort money from him, Novaya Gazeta (New Newspaper) reported on February 9, citing migrants’ rights defender Valentina Chupik. asiaplustj.info »
Russian military bases deployed in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are expected to receive more than 70 piece of weapons and military equipment this year. A source within the Russian military base in Tajikistan says Commander of Russia’s Central Military District (CMD), Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, told reporters about this on January 24. asiaplustj.info »
The Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation has reportedly lifted the ban on entry to the country 120,000 Tajik migrants who have committed minor offenses in Russia. TASS says Aleksey Yegorov, the chief of the Russian Interior Ministry’s representative office in Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on December 27 that Russian has allowed 120,000 Tajik migrants back in. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on a visit to St. Petersburg for participation in a CIS informal summit, yesterday met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss cooperation. asiaplustj.info »
Russian air carrier, Nordwind Airlines, has launched flights on a new air route from Russia to Tajikistan. Beginning on December 15, Nordwind Airlines will operate the flight Yekaterinburg-Bokhtar-Yekaterinburg using Boeing 737-800, says the press center of Yekaterinburg International Airport Koltsovo. It will be once-weekly service on Wednesdays. asiaplustj.info »
An official ceremony of handover of new tanks to Russian 201st military base deployed in Tajikistan took place on December 9. A batch of 30 upgraded T-72B3M tanks with improved combat characteristics has reportedly arrived to rearm the 201st Russian military base. asiaplustj.info »
RIA Novosti says that in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV channel, Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov has called for taking measures to prevent the spillover of terrorist threats from Afghanistan through borders into other countries. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports says Russia reported its highest single-day COVID-19 case tally since the start of the pandemic on Monday as some regions imposed a workplace shutdown to combat a surge in infections and deaths. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan will renew its fleet of combat vehicles until the end of the year. Citing Colonel Yevgeny Okhrimenko, the Chief of the Military Base Staff, RIA Novosti news agency says 30 T-72B3M tanks will arrive in Tajikistan for the Russian military base until the end of the year. asiaplustj.info »
Works by famous Russian artists have been exhibited at the National Museum of Tajikistan in Dushanbe. Works by famous Russian artists Ivan Aivazovsky, Ivan Shishkin, Ilya Repin and Boris Kustodiyev have been exhibited at the National Museum of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Russian air carrier, Nordwind Airlines, has resumed flights on the route from Moscow to Bokhtar, the capital of Tajikistan’s Khatlon province, according to the Tajik Civil Aviation Agency. Nordwind Airlines began operating flights from Moscow to Bokhtar in 2018 and the company has permit to operate seven flights per week. asiaplustj.info »
They will open in 2022. Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tajikistan Igor Lyakin-Frolov, together with representatives of the Eurasian Development Bank, visited the construction sites of two Russian schools - in Dushanbe and Tursunzade. asiaplustj.info »
SU-25 attack planes have been deployed to Tajikistan from Russian air base in Kyrgyzstan for participation in the Vzaimodeystviye 2021 (Interaction 2021) military exercise of the Collective Security Treaty Organization that will be conducted in Khatlon province close to the Tajik-Afghan border from October 22-23. asiaplustj.info »
A large Russian agricultural machinery exhibition kicked off in Dushanbe on October 11. Seventeen Russian companies such as Rostselmash, St. Petersburg tractor plant Kirovets, Volga combine plan Agromash, Melinvest, KamAZ, Tractor Limited Liability Company Uralets, engineering plants Bonum and Foxtank Motors and others are participating in the exhibition, dubbed Russian-Tajik Field Day. asiaplustj.info »
People jump from windows and lock themselves in rooms as university student in Perm carries out attack, killing at least eight. At least eight people have been killed after a student opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm, according to the national Investigative Committee law enforcement agency. asiaplustj.info »
