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Vladimir Putin Two small former Soviet states in Central Asia will visit this week, Russian state television reported on Sunday, in what will be the Russian leader’s first known foreign trip since ordering an invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s February 24 Invasion It has killed thousands, displaced millions and imposed severe financial sanctions from the West, which Putin says is a reason for forging strong trade ties with other powers such as China, India and Iran.
Pavel Zarubin, Kremlin correspondent for Rossiya 1 state television station, said Putin would visit Tajikistan and Turkmenistan and then meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo for talks in Moscow.
In Dushanbe, Putin will meet with Emomali Rakhmon, a close Russian ally and the longest-serving Tajik president of a former Soviet state. In Ashgabat, he will attend a summit of the Caspian countries, which includes leaders from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkmenistan, Zarubin said.
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President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on February 4, 2022.
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Putin’s last known visit outside Russia was a visit beijing In early February, where he and Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled a “no boundaries” friendship pact, hours before attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games.
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Ukrainian tanks move in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 30, 2022.
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Russia says it sent army in ukraine Stop using it by the West on February 24 to degrade the military capabilities of its neighbor, threaten Russia, root out the Nationalists, and defend Russian-speaking regions in the East. Ukraine calls the invasion an imperial-style land grab.