The president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to assess all risks related to the withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan and to help their Tajik colleagues, the Defense Minister Sergey Shoyqu said, RIA Novosti reported.
"Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin's order is unambiguous: to take into consideration all risks and help the Tajik armed forces to do their best in order to withstand these risks," Shoyqu told journalists referring to the results of negotiations between the presidents of Russian Federation and Tajikistan.
The Defense Minister expressed his hope that, there is no risk to the Russian military base in Tajikistan.