Kyrgyzstan strengthens national identity by promoting Kyrgyz language over Russian amid regional concerns over Russia's influence.
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) passed a law to strengthen the use of the Kyrgyz language over Russian, a move that comes with Moscow’s influence across Central Asia waning amid its invasion of Ukraine.
The five ex-Soviet states in the region have taken steps to promote and reinforce their national identities since February 2022, when Russia ordered troops into Ukraine, another former Soviet state that Moscow sees as part of its sphere of influence.
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The Russian language can also be used alongside the Kazakh language at public organizations and local government entities
The Russian leader emphasized that Moscow and Bishkek were thinking about the prospects of their relations
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