Relationship dossier
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Relationship assessment
A close partnership built on security cooperation and Eurasian economic integration
Kyrgyzstan toward Russia
+70Kyrgyzstan has pursued close government cooperation with Russia through membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union. It also hosts Russia’s Kant air base under a bilateral military arrangement.
Russia toward Kyrgyzstan
+75Russia has maintained a military presence at Kant under an agreement with Kyrgyzstan and has worked with Kyrgyzstan through the Collective Security Treaty Organization and Eurasian Economic Union. These arrangements reflect sustained security and economic engagement.
Overall relationship
+70The relationship is structured by durable security and economic integration, including Kyrgyzstan’s participation in Russian-led regional organizations and Russia’s military presence in Kyrgyzstan. These ties make the partnership close and sustained, while the countries’ significant power asymmetry and potential policy frictions temper the overall assessment.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Kyrgyzstan and Russia maintain a close, durable partnership centered on security and economic integration. Kyrgyzstan participates in the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union, and Russia maintains a military presence at Kant. These arrangements support extensive cooperation, although the partnership is shaped by substantial differences in the two countries’ power and influence.
Key developments
Kyrgyzstan became a member of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Russia and Kyrgyzstan established a bilateral arrangement for Russia’s military presence at Kant.
Kyrgyzstan and Russia cooperate within the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of bilateral security and economic cooperation beyond the main regional arrangements are unclear.
- The scale of any current bilateral disagreements over labor migration and sanctions-related trade is uncertain.