Kyrgyzstan Is Russia’s Trading Loophole

Markets By Paul Sonne, Leila Medina, Thomas Vollkommer, Joey Sendaydiego and Sergey Ponomarev • September 15, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC

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Kyrgyzstan has turned into a crucial middleman for Russia to import goods from China since the start of the Ukraine war. Paul Sonne, our Moscow bureau chief, traveled to Kyrgyzstan to see its skyrocketing economic growth.

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