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Putin Arrives in Tajikistan as Russia Seeks to Reassert Influence in Central Asia
Putin aims to strengthen Russia's influence in Central Asia amid competition from China and the EU, focusing on security and economic ties involving millions of migrant workers.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Dushanbe on Wednesday for a three-day visit including a Russia-Central Asia summit starting Thursday and a meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.
- Facing waning influence, Moscow is bolstering ties with Central Asia to prevent instability from border disputes and rival groups, while addressing concerns about several million migrant workers from the region.
- Russia's Defence Ministry said Andrei Belousov, Russia's Defence Minister, held talks on military cooperation with Emomali Sobirzoda, Tajik Defence Minister, emphasizing energy deals like gas deliveries and nuclear reactors.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said Putin will meet Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday after months of frostiness, while limiting foreign travel due to an ICC arrest order.
- This year has also seen competing regional summits, with EU engagement in April and China hosting one in June, while Putin deepens ties with China and North Korea.
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einnews.comPutin Arrives in Tajikistan as Russia Seeks to Reassert Influence in Central Asia
President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan on Wednesday night for a three-day visit aimed at shoring up Russia's influence in Central Asia, a region where Moscow's longstanding dominance has been increasingly challenged by China and the West.
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Putin meets with Central Asian leaders in Tajikistan. Russia is concerned about dwindling influence, while China is expanding its power.
Russia's Putin arrives for summit meetings in Tajikistan in Central Asia
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan in Central Asia on Wednesday to attend meetings with leaders of other ex-Soviet republics likely to focus on regional development and their relations with Moscow. Read more at straitstimes.com.
·Singapore
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