Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Russia, Kubanychbek Bokontaev, met with Igor Maslov, Head of the Department for Interregional and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries of the Russian Federation. The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
They discussed the situation of Kyrgyzstanis residing in Russia, including the recent incident involving Kyrgyz nationals at a Moscow bathhouse complex that drew widespread public attention.
The Russian side announced the extension of the presidential decree allowing foreign nationals, including Kyrgyzstanis, to settle their legal status in Russia. The deadline has been extended to September 10, 2025.
A mass detention of natives and citizens of Kyrgyzstan with the use of violence took place in Bodrost bathhouse in Moscow on April 10. Earlier, a video filmed in a bathhouse was posted on social media: security officers in balaclavas and unknown individuals with red armbands beat men, lay them face down and force them to crawl into a room where other detainees are already lying. The Foreign Ministry of Kyrgyzstan summoned Russian Ambassador Sergei Vakunov and handed him a note with a request to provide information on the grounds for the operation carried out by law enforcement agencies, as well as on the use of force against citizens. The Russian Interior Ministry stated that the police did not commit «illegal actions» against Kyrgyzstanis.
