President Putin holds summit assembly of former Soviet leaders, tightening sphere of affect | NHK

Russian President Vladimir Putin convened a gathering of the leaders of former Soviet states and appealed for unity. This assembly can even be attended by the chief of Armenia, who has expressed rising dissatisfaction with Russia and is shifting nearer to the West, and President Putin seems to be aiming to tighten ties with the international locations he considers to be in his sphere of affect.

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