Russia on Thursday threw its weight behind...
country may normalize within a few days.A Russian Air Force spokesman, Vladimir Drik, said on Thursday that the Russian airbase in Kant, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) outside the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, is functioning normally.
"The airbase is operating under a routine training schedule. No incidents have been registered involving Russian air garrison personnel. No one has been injured," Drik said.
Russian General Staff chief Nikolai Makarov said Russia has sent some 150 paratroopers to its Kant airbase to ensure the safety of the families of Russian military staff.
Earlier a source in Russia"s Defense Ministry said the Russian airbase was on high alert, while the U.S. Department of State said the airbase in Kyrgyzstan"s Manas, used by the United States for its operations in Afghanistan, is continuing to function normally.
Kyrgyz news agency Kabar reported on Thursday that the Kyrgyz provisional government will announce on Saturday,
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