ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan's populist president heads off to Russia on Monday as problems mount on the home front, following the seizure of a gold mine run by the country's biggest private investor and deadly clashes along the disputed border with Tajikistan.
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Fresh off gold mine seizure, Kyrgyzstan president heads for Russia
Problems pile up for Japarov as Tajik border dispute simmers after deadly clashes
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow on Feb. 24: They are due to meet again in Sochi. © Reuters
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