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Central Asia suffers collateral economic damage from Russia's war in Ukraine

by Stephen Beard

Mar 22, 2022

These neighbors of Russia played no part in Putin’s invasion, but they are caught in the economic crossfire triggered by sanctions.

Kazakhstan's president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, left, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in February. The value of Kazakhstan's currency has fallen since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

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