Putin: Russia expanding economic ties with CIS despite Western sanctions
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia is expanding its economic ties with countries of the former Soviet Union, despite Western sanctions against Moscow.
- Economy
- Reuters
- Published Date: 12:26 | 13 October 2023
- Modified Date: 12:26 | 13 October 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Russia was expanding its economic ties with countries of the former Soviet Union in spite of Western sanctions against Moscow.
Putin was speaking in Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian nation with strong ties to Moscow, during what was his first foreign trip since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him in March.