Migrant Workers Forced to Enlist or Face Imprisonment! How Is the Russia-Ukraine War Accelerating the "De-Russification" and Geopolitical Restructuring of Five Central Asian Countries? - TNL The News Lens Key Commentary Website

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During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Central Asian migrant workers were forced to become Russian mercenaries. The war also weakened Russia's influence, creating space for intervention by China and the European Union, while Central Asian countries used this opportunity to seek political, economic, and cultural autonomy and reshape the geopolitical landscape.