http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/04/russia-urges-interim-kyrgyz-government-to-shut-us-air-base/A billboard, displaying Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and former Kyrgyz leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev, is seen in the town of Jalalabad in southern Kyrgyzstan April 10, 2010. Kyrgyzstan on Saturday buried several of those killed in the overthrow of the government, while security concerns prompted the U.S. military to halt troop flights from its base in the Central Asian state. (REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov)
A Russian official urged the interim Kyrgyzstan Government to shut the US air base in Manas this week. Russia is suspected in having a hand in the unrest in the Central Asian nation this week after pro-Russian opposition forces took over the government. Vlad Putin was the first world leader to recognize the opposition as the legitimate government following the bloody street battles.
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