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Putin to Extend Lease on Kyrgyz Base, Settle Debt During Visit
...and:
Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat
While the US are wondering how to make the most gracious exit from Afghanistan, Putin ain't sleeping. There's one rule in geopolitics: there can be no vacuum in international relations. Whenever someone budges in the Grand Chess game, another will soon fill the gap. So the players better be prepared for the next move, before it has even happened. Otherwise you're left on the sidelines.
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...and:
Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat
While the US are wondering how to make the most gracious exit from Afghanistan, Putin ain't sleeping. There's one rule in geopolitics: there can be no vacuum in international relations. Whenever someone budges in the Grand Chess game, another will soon fill the gap. So the players better be prepared for the next move, before it has even happened. Otherwise you're left on the sidelines.
...More.
