Russia and US wrestles for influence in Kyrgyzstan

Russia and Kyrgyzstan have started talks to establish a training base in the south of Kyrgyzstan. The training centre is part of a plan under which “all of Russia's existing military installations in Kyrgyzstan will be merged into one”, Kyrgyz foreign minister revealed to AFP. Russia already has numerous bases in the central Asian country, including the Kant airbase nearby the capital.