World A Distracted Russia Is Losing Its Grip on Its Old Soviet Sphere October 8, 2022October 10, 2022Andrew Higgins and Sergey PonomarevComments Off on A Distracted Russia Is Losing Its Grip on Its Old Soviet Sphere Russia’s domination of Central Asia and the Caucasus region is unraveling as the Kremlin focuses on the war in Ukraine — and border violence is flaring.
