Consequences of the Ukrainian Crisis for Central Asia: Shock and Awe

... be”, cannot but fuel phobias and speculation, especially in countries where Russian-speaking minorities live in compact settlements. akorda.kz Dina Malysheva: Russia and Turkey in Central Asia: Partnership or Rivalry? The official statements of the Central Asian states on the situation in Ukraine reflect their different levels of awareness of the vulnerability caused by such developments. The opposite ends of the spectrum are represented by Turkmenistan, which has not emphasized its attitude to what was happening, and Uzbekistan that stressed its commitment to refraining “from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state,” ...