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Putin urges Central Asian states to step up trade with Russia
Putin called for enhanced trade and infrastructure links with Central Asia to counter Western sanctions and compete with China, citing $45 billion in trade last year.
- On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin attended the second Russia‑Central Asia summit in Dushanbe and urged the five Central Asian leaders to boost trade, build tracks through Russia, and unify payment systems.
- Moscow pushed integration to rebuild influence as China deepened ties in the region, seeking markets and political optics amid slipping standing during the Ukraine war.
- Leaders agreed to new transport and logistics corridors and technical customs work, including customs protocols, digital transit documents and dispute resolution standards.
- Millions of Central Asian workers in Russia send remittances that help stabilize Bishkek, Dushanbe and Tashkent, but tightened migrant controls after a deadly attack last year ripple through those economies.
- But limited maritime capacity and uneven implementation could blunt corridor ambitions as China, the largest lender and builder for a decade, challenges Russia on cost and reliability.
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Putin Urges Central Asian States to Step up Trade With Russia
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Putin urges Central Asian states to step up trade with Russia
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged the leaders of five Central Asian states to boost their trade with Russia, as Moscow seeks to build back its influence in a region that is also being courted by China.
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Putin pushes Central Asia to boost trade as sanctions bite
Dushanbe — Vladimir Putin arrived with a familiar pitch and a sharpened edge. At a summit with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, the Russian president urged Central Asia to do more business with Russia, to build more tracks and roads that lead through Russian territory, and to stitch together payment and settlement […]
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