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Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon demands respect from Russian President Putin
Link to tweet
Tajikistan's president demands respect from Russian President Vladimir Putin in a remarkable outburst at Central Asia-Russia summit in Astana
Link to tweet
Rahmon blames the collapse of the Soviet Union on failure by Moscow to give proper consideration to the interests of the "small republics," implying that Russia is making the same mistakes all over again
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emomali_Rahmon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan