Turkey on April 6 cancelled visa-free travel for Tajik nationals. The day also saw Tajikistan’s foreign ministry reject a statement by the director of Russia’s Security Council that Ukraine has recruited Tajik mercenaries using an operation run out of its embassy in Dushanbe. The visa requirement was announced by the office of the Turkish president. No reason was stated for the decision and the Tajik foreign ministry later said that Ankara had not officially notified Dushanbe about its plan to scrap the visa-exemption rule. In place since 2018, the rule permitted Tajik citizens to stay in Turk…
