Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kyrgyzstan for a state visit, according to the Kyrgyzstani government’s press service. The trip marks the first time Putin has left Russia (with the exception of Russian-occupied Ukraine) since the International Criminal Court issued an international arrest warrant against him in March on charges that he ordered the deportations of Ukrainian children.
On May 7–9, Kyrgyzstani President Sadyr Japarov paid an official visit to Russia. During the visit, besides meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japarov also sat down with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian State Duma. Later, Volodin accompanied the Kyrgyzstani president to the town of Rzhev in Tver region, around 200 kilometers northwest of …
Victory Day in Russia continues to resonate throughout Russia society, and official propaganda in the past decade has strived to change the meaning of this emotionally charged and solemn day of remembrance into a feast of militarism and jingoism. The slogan “we can do it again” (mozhem povtorit) pervaded loud festivities even during the pandemic-caused lockdown (Sibreal.org, May 6). Not …
A planned railway connection between China and Kyrgyzstan will not only bring in hundreds of millions in transit revenues, it will also connect the landlocked country and create a bridge between East and West