Putin lands in Tajikistan to shore up Russia's regional influence
The Peninsula
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down on Wednesday in Tajikistan for a three day visit dominated by talks with the leaders of a region...
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down on Wednesday in Tajikistan for a three-day visit dominated by talks with the leaders of a region where Moscow's historic dominance is under threat.
The Kremlin strongman is set to meet on Thursday with the heads of Central Asia's five ex-Soviet states where China and Europe have been vying for influence in Russia's backyard.
Tajik leader Emomali Rakhmon welcomed Putin on arrival in the capital Dushanbe, according to images broadcast on Russian television.
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon upon the Russian leader's arrival at the airport in Dushanbe on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna / POOL / AFP)
Putin is accompanied by his Defence Minister Andrey Belousov, who visited a Russian military base in the country on Wednesday.
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