As G7 bashes him, Putin to make 1st foreign trip since Ukraine war

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will make his first international trip since ordering the Ukraine invasion on February 24 this year. Putin will visit Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, reporting the Reuters news agency, quoting local media, adding that Russian President will also meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo for talks at Moscow after two visits.

Putin reportedly will meet with President Tajik Imomali Rakhmon – a close ally of Russia and the longest rulers of the former Soviet State – in Dushanbe. He will attend the peak of the Caspian countries including the leaders of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkmenistan, added Zarubin.

Furthermore, Putin also plans to visit the city of Belarus Grodno on June 30 and July 1 to take part in a forum with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, reporting Reuters quoting the Ria news agency quoting Parliament Room Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko.

The last known trip in Putin outside Russia was a visit to Beijing China in early February. During his visit, Russia and China have launched a ‘no limit’ friendship agreement.

When the details of Putin’s first trip were revealed, four G7 countries – Britain, Canada, Japan and the United States were getting closer to prohibit Russian gold exports in an effort to stop oligarchy to buy precious metals to avoid the impact of sanctions on Moscow.

US President Joe Biden on Sunday in a tweet said: “The US has charged unprecedented costs to Putin to deny the income he needs to fund his war against Ukraine. Together, the G7 will announce that we will prohibit Russian gold imports, large exports that scratch tens of billions of dollars for Russia. “

In another post on Monday, he added, “Together, the G7 shows the strong global leadership needed to maximize the costs for his Putin and enabler and overcome the impact of its war on the global economy.”Some countries – worldwide – have imposed sanctions on Russia because of the war on Ukraine. State invasion of war that began on February 24 has killed thousands of people and has replaced millions of people.

Meanwhile, the leaders of the G7 countries on Sunday mocked Putin’s “Citra Macho” during a meeting in Germany. Joking, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked whether “their jacket must be released or whether they even have to take off the robe further.

We all must show that we are more resilient than Putin,” he said. For this – PM Canada Justin Trudeau by mockingly saying “riding a naked horse”. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen further added “Oh yes, riding the best horse”.