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Putin began a three-day state visit to Tajikistan Wednesday, meeting with leaders from former Soviet nations as Western sanctions isolate Russia.

The visit includes a Russia-Central Asia summit with five nations and a broader Commonwealth of Independent States gathering on Friday.

Despite an ICC arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, Putin faces no arrest in Tajikistan, which depends on close Russian ties.

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin began a state visit Wednesday to Tajikistan, a three-day trip that includes a series of meetings with leaders of other nations that once were part of the Soviet Union.

Trade and other ties with Tajikistan and other countrie

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