Russian President Vladimir Putin To Make First Abroad Go to Since Russia-Ukraine Struggle: Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin To Make First Abroad Go to Since Russia-Ukraine Struggle: Report [ad_1]

Vladimir Putin will even meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Moscow. (File)

London:

Vladimir Putin will go to two small former Soviet states in central Asia this week, Russian state tv reported on Sunday, in what can be the Russian chief's first identified journey overseas since ordering the invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's Feb. 24 invasion has killed 1000's of individuals, displaced tens of millions extra and led to extreme monetary sanctions from the West, which Putin says are a purpose to construct stronger commerce ties with different powers resembling China, India and Iran.

Pavel Zarubin, the Kremlin correspondent of the Rossiya 1 state tv station, mentioned Vladimir Putin would go to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan after which meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo for talks in Moscow.

In Dushanbe, Putin will meet Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon, an in depth Russian ally and the longest-serving ruler of a former Soviet state. In Ashgabat, he'll attend a summit of Caspian nations together with the leaders of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkmenistan, Zarubin mentioned.

Putin's final identified journey exterior Russia was a go to to the Beijing in early February, the place he and Chinese language President Xi Jinping unveiled a "no limits" friendship treaty hours earlier than each attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Video games.

Russia says it despatched troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 to degrade its neighbour's navy capabilities, preserve it from being utilized by the West to threaten Russia, root out nationalists and defend Russian-speakers in japanese areas. Ukraine calls the invasion an imperial-style land seize.

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