Russian companies have for years relied on migrant workers from typically less affluent ex-Soviet states – Armenia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Ukraine's Energy Ministry banned electricity imports from Russia and Belarus, saying neither country was a member of the Energy Community of South-East Europe.

The funds will be used to take urgent measures to fight coronavirus and reinforce the Central Asian nation’s health system.

This transformation of the city is somewhat remarkable, and change has always been a constant here. It has had six names since its first mention in 1830 and four in just the last three decades.

Bank of Georgia is one of the two biggest commercial banks in Georgia and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

As the crown jewel of the Caucasus and Central Asian Tsarist Empire, it was a perfect place for the arts to flourish – a multi-ethnic land of not only Azeris but also Russians, Persians, Armenians, Georgians, Jews and many other ethnicities.