Russia Could Reap Benefits From Kyrgyzstan's Unrest

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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Russia has cast a long shadow in Central Asia, and it's shaping up as a big winner after the deadly uprising in Kyrgyzstan, the only nation in the world where both the U.S. and Russia have military bases.

Although few concrete signs have emerged of a direct Russian role in the revolt, the caretaker leader isn't hiding her appreciation of Moscow.

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Russia Could Reap Benefits From Kyrgyzstan's Unrest

Russia was the first to recognize Roza Otunbayeva's interim leadership, and she told The Associated Press on Friday that her top deputy was holding talks in Moscow on Russian government aid. Another deputy suggested Russia could send in peacekeepers if violence reignites.

The Kremlin clearly had been frustrated wi...

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