Central Asia must be wary of interference by ‘major powers,’ China’s defense chief said The Chinese defense minister has said Beijing stands opposed to foreign intervention in Kazakhstan, warning of “color revolutions” launched under the guise of protests while also vowing to support the country’s efforts to “safeguard national security.”

Gazprom, Russia’s main natural gas supplier, has announced a complete halt in gas exports to Bulgaria and Poland on Wednesday after the two countries refused to make payments in rubles. According to a statement, supplies will not resume until Sofia and Warsaw comply with the new terms.

March 2022 turned out to be a period of dramatic online changes for Russians. It all started on March 4, when the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media restricted access to Facebook* and Twitter in Russia. Then, TikTok and Instagram* were blocked, and on March 21, Meta* was recognized as…