Deposed Kyrgyz president holds talks with Putin

No further details of the talks were available.

The conversation comes a day after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev blamed Bakiyev’s government for failing to prevent the unrest and said the risk of a civil war in the Central Asian country is high.

Putin yesterday approved a hefty aid package for the interim government Kyrgyzstan and had a meeting with Interim Kyrgyz vice Premier Almazbek Atambayev.

Back channels are being used for negotiations between the interim government of ex-Foreign Minister Roza Otunbayeva and Bakiyev,who has fled to south of Kyrgyzstan after bloody rioting of April 7 in capital Bishkek,and is seeking security guaranties for his resignation.