Energy Security

Russia bolsters hold over Uzbekistan energy security

Moscow aims to triple oil supplies to Tashkent this year and hopes to renew a natural gas supply contract

Partnership: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (left) and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (right) at their meeting in St Petersburg in December 2023.
Partnership: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (left) and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (right) at their meeting in St Petersburg in December 2023.Photo: SPUTNIK/AFP/SCANPIX
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Published 30 January 2024, 04:00Updated 30 January 2024, 04:00