Vladimir Putin is two of the former Soviet Union Visit a small state This week in Central Asia, Russia's leaders first overseas trip since Russia's national television ordered to invade Ukraine on Sunday. Reported what is.
Russia's February 24 invasionkilled thousandsand expelled millions more, leading to severe economic sanctions from the West. Reasons to build stronger trade relations with other major powers such as China, India and Iran.
Russian Kremlin correspondent Pavel Zarbin said that Putin visited Tajikistan and Turkmenistan to meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo for a meeting in Moscow. Stated.
In Dushanbe, Putin meets President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan. In Ashgabat, he will attend a summit meeting of Caspian countries, including leaders from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkmenistan, Zalbin said.
Putin will also visit the city of Grodno in Belarus on June 30th and July 1st to participate in a forum with President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus. As I told Belarusian television on Sunday, the Senate of Parliament.
Putin's last trip outside Russia was a visit to Beijing in early February. There, he announced an "unlimited" friendship treaty with Chinese President Xi Jinping before attending the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
Russia sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, weakening the military power of its neighbors, the West threatening Russia, eradicating nationalists, Russian It states that it has been prevented from being used to protect those who speak. In the eastern region. Ukraine calls the aggression an impire style land acquisition.
