Uzbek and Russian political insiders, including an ally of Vladimir Putin, are exploiting Uzbekistan’s natural gas sector, threatening the country’s energy security in the process
An investigation by RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reveals that President Shavkat Mirziyoev's major energy projects came under withering criticism from a secret government working group and that a network of Russian and Uzbek political insiders are reaping profits from them.