ALMATY -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon was bent on giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a piece of his mind.
The symbiotic relationships between Central Asia's leaders and Vladimir Putin are rearranging themselves as the war in Ukraine weakens Russia. © Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images
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