Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit the two Soviet republics this week, his first known trip abroad since launching a Russian military operation in Ukraine in late February.
Russian state television reported that Putin would travel to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan and then hold talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Moscow.
In Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, Putin will meet with President Emomali Rakhmon, a close ally of Moscow and the former president of a former Soviet republic.
According to a Russian TV reporter, Putin is scheduled to attend a summit in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, attended by the leaders of the Caspian littoral states of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkmenistan.
Putin’s last known trip abroad was a visit to Beijing in early February, where he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping signed a “borderless” friendship agreement hours before attending the opening of the Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital. Unveiled.
Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, which began on February 24, has killed thousands, displaced millions more from their homes, and prompted the West to impose tough financial sanctions on Moscow.
The Russian president says the sanctions will strengthen trade ties with other countries, such as China, India and Iran.
Source: Lebanon Debate
