Putin Courts Kyrgyzstan’s Support as Central Asian Leaders Thread Geopolitical Needle

Putin Courts Kyrgyzstan’s Support as Central Asian Leaders Thread Geopolitical Needle

President Vladimir Putin met with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Wednesday as Moscow seeks to shore up regional alliances while Central Asian leaders increasingly try to balance their relations between Russia and the United States.

Daily Memo: Putin in Central Asia, Syrian Unrest

Regional talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Kyrgyzstan for a three-day visit. He met on Wednesday with President Sadyr Japarov to discuss bilateral relations, ahead of a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Bishkek on Thursday. Earlier this week, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov stressed Russia’s role in Kyrgyz society, saying […] The post Daily Memo: Putin in Central Asia, Syrian Unrest appeared first on…