Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan deny reports they are in talks with Russia to send troops to Syria

Reports that Russia is trying to persuade Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to send troops to Syria have sparked confused and carefully worded denials from those two countries. Vladimir Shamanov, head of the defense committee of Russia's State Duma, told the RIA Novosti news agency Thursday that soldiers from the former Soviet republics could be sent to […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/23/kazakhstan-and-kyrgyzstan-deny-reports-they-are-in-talks-with-russia-to-send-troops-to-syria/