ALMATY -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin is expected to arrive in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, marking his first known foreign trip since the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest, as he aims to shore up support from some of his closest traditional partners.
Putin, who is due to attend a regional summit, has found his travels curtailed since the warrant for alleged war crimes in Ukraine was issued in March. He risks arrest if he sets foot in a country that has signed up to carry out the court's decisions. In July, he was unable to visit South Africa for the BRICS summit because of the chance of being detained.
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