Russian influence in Kyrgyzstan rising despite local consternation
Voice of America
FILE - Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcome ceremony prior to their talks in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 12, 2023. FILE - Kyrgyz male labor migrants wait to leave to work in Russia at the office of a company organizing passenger transportation to Russia in Bishkek, Oct. 17, 2023. A secondary school in Bishkek which is financed by Russian Gasprom, April 24, 2024. The school is one of the elitist educational institutions in Kyrgyzstan.
Talas, a dusty town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, is not accustomed to foreign dignitaries. Tourists occasionally stop there, but even officials from the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, rarely visit this remote part of the country.
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