Russian leader is expected to travel to China next week after a two-day visit to Bishkek.
As the war enters its 584th day, these are the main developments.
The country’s third repatriation was carried out with the help of the US, the UN and the Red Cross.
Moscow’s Ukraine struggles and neocolonialism have made its former partners in Central Asia turn to Beijing.
US secretary of state to meet with counterparts of five Central Asian countries on visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Central Asian states keep close ties with Moscow, but younger citizens of ex-Soviet nations are questioning alliances.
President says future prisoner swaps with US are possible and Russia’s hypersonic weapons would defend it if attacked.
Dozens of people have been killed and others injured in border fighting, with both sides blaming each other.
Russian President Putin urged both countries to resolve their differences by ‘peaceful, political and diplomatic means’.
Kyrgyzstan reported ‘intense battles’ with Tajikistan forces along disputed border despite ceasefire agreement.
Second outbreak of clashes in three days amid sudden rise in tensions on border between the two former Soviet republics.
The clash comes against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The two countries trade blame for the latest flare-up at the contested frontier.
Alymkadyr Beishenaliyev is accused of involvement in a corrupt scheme linked to the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines.
