The Russian president will attend a regional security summit on Thursday<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to play a traditional lute during a visit to Kyrgyzstan\u2019s capital, Bishkek, on Wednesday. Putin picked up a komuz as he toured a pavilion shaped like a nomadic yurt built on the grounds of the Kyrgyz presidential residence.
\n\u201cIt has three strings, just like a balalaika,\u201d a musician told Putin in a video. \u201cYes, I understand,\u201d\u00a0he replied.
\nAs Putin attempted to play, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is heard saying the instrument is out of tune.
\nDuring his trip, Putin met with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. On Thursday, he will attend a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a regional defense pact comprising countries that were part of the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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