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Reuters: Russia's Putin Recognizes Kyrgyz Interim Leader

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday spoke to Kyrgyzstan's interim leader by telephone, effectively recognizing her government, a Russian government spokesman said.

The phone call was the first public gesture of support by a major world leader for Roza Otunbayeva since she announced she was taking control of the impoverished Central Asian state from President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who fled the capital on Wednesday.

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