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Turkmenistan: Tense Relations With Russia
Apr 28, 2009 | 16:17 GMT
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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimukhammedov and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in Moscow on March 25, 2009
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Summary
Turkmenistan's relationship with Russia has been on the rocks since an April 9 natural gas pipeline explosion. Ashgabat has attempted to express its frustration with Moscow by reaching out to the West to develop and transport its energy, but Russia has successfully maneuvered to keep Turkmenistan within its grip for the long term.
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