Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, a Central Asian nation with strong ties to Moscow, during what was his first foreign trip since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him in March.
The Kremlin chief has rarely travelled abroad since he sent troops into Ukraine in early 2022 and is not known to have left Russia since the ICC issued a warrant for him, accusing him of overseeing the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine.The Russian leader is also due to travel to China next week for the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. Neither Kyrgyzstan nor China are members of the ICC, which was established to prosecute war crimes.
Moscow's ties with other countries in an area it has traditionally regarded as its backyard have come under pressure over their enforcement of Western sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine. He said he would also attend a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of Russia's Kant military airbase which is located outside Bishkek, a strategically-important outpost which allows Moscow to project power in the region.
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