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Among the key problems is a shortage of staff, particularly those with language skills who can understand Iranian specialists and relay their instructions to the Russian-speaking workforce.
Fifteen years after Georgia fought to oust Russian occupiers, many in the South Caucasus country are taking up arms against the Kremlin in Ukraine.
Currently Kazakh authorities have no legal grounds to punish individuals displaying symbols, and the proposal is indicative of Kazakhstan's opposition to Russia's Ukraine war.
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