Russia has recognized Otumbayeva as the new President of Kyrgyzstan, although the US is still dithering. As far as I can tell the US government (as well as much of the US news media) are more concerned with how this will affect their ability to fight the war in Afghanistan, what with the Manas base just outside of Bishkek is such an important transit base for the US war effort. Meanwhile, Bakiev seems to have fled to the southern city of Osh. There's a big north-south divide in Kyrgyzstan, and it appears that Bakiev is playing on this to gain support and perhaps ignite civil war. He announced in an interview with Ekho Moscovy, a Russian radio station, that he has no intention of giving up the Presidency. Below are several more informative articles.
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