Russia against U.S. troops in Central Asia near Afghanistan

The warning comes as the U.S. military said last week that 90% of the withdrawal of the U.S. troops and equipment from Afghanistan is complete.

Russia has strongly warned the United States against deploying its troops in the former Soviet Central Asian nations following their withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior diplomat said in remarks published on Tuesday. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow conveyed the message to Washington during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s summit with the U.S. President Joe Biden in Geneva last month. The warning comes as the U.S. military said last week that 90% of the withdrawal of the U.S. troops and equipment from Afghanistan is complete. Mr. Biden said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on August 31.