The Russian President Vladimir Putin announced, that he would be ready to close Kant air base, if Kyrgyzstan didn’t need Russia’s assistance, reports TASS. "If one day Kyrgyzstan says that they have strengthened their armed forces enough that they no longer Russian bases, we will leave on the same day," Putin told reporters after negotiating with the Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev.

Putin stressed, that the parties didn’t discuss the issue of expanding the Russian military bases in Kant. "If Kyrgyzstan consider it necessary to discuss, we will do it. There is no need to deploy the military troops here, "Putin added. According to him, the presence of the Russian military base in Kant "is related only to ensuring the security of Kyrgyzstan."

Putin ensured, that Russia has no more possibilities for maintaining military bases abroad. "Note that this will make additional costs for us."