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Sunday, September 18, 2022
Putin urges Kyrgyz, Tajik leaders to avoid further escalation
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Volunteers carry humanitarian aid for people evacuated from the town of Batken in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on September 17, 2022. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin calls for no further escalation between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in calls with the Central Asian countries’ leaders today following intensifying border clashes.
“Vladimir Putin called on the parties to prevent further escalation and take steps to resolve the situation as soon as possible by exclusively peaceful, political and diplomatic means,” the Kremlin says in a statement.
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