Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to travel to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in the coming days, according to a report, although the exact dates of the journey remain unclear. Putin will first fly to Tajikistan, a military ally, for talks with President Emomali Rakhmon, Russian state television reported on Sunday. Putin will then travel on to Turkmenistan to join a summit of the Caspian Sea states. The meeting is planned for Wednesday, government spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to TASS news agency. This would be the first trip abroad for Putin since he travelled to China at…