Russian President Plans to Visit Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to conduct a foreign tour, during which he will visit Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, this is his first foreign trip since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine last February, according to the state-controlled television Channel 1.

The channel indicated that Putin is scheduled to meet during his tour with Tajik President Imam Ali Rahmon in the capital Dushanbe, and he will also attend in the capital of Turkmenistan Ashgabat, the summit of leaders of the countries of the Caspian Sea region.

After returning to Moscow, Putin will hold talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

On Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry imposed sanctions on 43 Canadians, including federal officials.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has imposed sanctions on 49 British citizens, including the deputy defense minister, the commanders of the British air and naval forces and the editors-in-chief of the newspaper “The Guardian” and “BBC” and other media outlets.