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Russia's President Vladimir Putin talks with Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov before trilateral meeting with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Astana, Kazakhstan October 13, 2022. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS Summary Allies take more assertive line with weakened Moscow Infighting strains Russia-led post-Soviet security bloc China set to fill regional power vacuum ALMATY, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Sensing that Russia has been weakened by its war in Ukraine, some of its closest allies in Central Asia are displaying a newly assertive streak. The region's...
