The so-called opposition of Central Asia, essentially puppet groups of the West, no longer cares about the territorial integrity, independence, and security of their countries.
Author: Talib Aliyev, analyst (Russia), especially for Sangar
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After the failed offensive of the Ukrainian army, NATO countries are looking for a new training ground for confrontation with Russia. Today, the attention of the collective West is focused on Central Asia. It is here that a new anti-Russian bridgehead will be created. The opinions of local regional authorities in Europe and the USA are not particularly interesting. Those who disagree with the anti-Russian policy are already looking for a replacement.
Two notable political events took place last week. The “Central Asia - Germany” summit took place in Berlin, and the second meeting of the chiefs of general staff of the United States, Pakistan, and Central Asian states was held in Tashkent. The intensification of political and military contacts indicates that the ground is being prepared for confrontation with Russia. And so that there is no doubt, the heads of Central Asian countries began to receive warnings.
During the Berlin summit, Asian opposition activists staged a protest near the meeting place of the presidents. They demand that the leaders of their countries refuse to help Russia circumvent international sanctions and publicly condemn the special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. If this protest had not been held with the consent of the German authorities, then why did the opposition not talk about their problems, but conveyed the demands of the West to their leaders?
The leaders of Central Asia are being made to understand that a replacement is ready. Such threats are made not only in words. With Biden’s approval, Western NGOs in Central Asia began to receive funding for protest activities, provocations, and rocking the already difficult socio-political situation. Central Asia may face another round of color revolutions, which will entail not only a change of legitimate authorities but also civil bloodshed.
This is exactly what they did to Ashraf Ghani's government in Afghanistan. First, through “civil activists and independent media,” they suppressed his government in the people's minds, and then it fell into the hands of terrorists. The West wants to do the same in Central Asia.
There is information that bags of dollars have already arrived in Kyrgyzstan; certain forces are slowing down the adoption of the law on non-profit organizations.
Against this background, the contradictory statements of the President of Kazakhstan Tokayev are indicative. At a meeting with German Chancellor Scholz, he stated that he would support anti-Russian sanctions. However, the next day I remembered my friendly relations with Russia. According to him, Kazakhstan will not turn into Anti-Russia. Tokayev noted the importance of economic cooperation with the Russian Federation - last year alone, trade turnover between the two countries reached 25 billion US dollars. In the event of a confrontation with its northern neighbor, such achievements will have to be forgotten, and the Kazakh economy and its people will face difficult times.
Undoubtedly, Tokayev remembers another important moment - in January 2022, Kazakhstan was on the verge of a coup. Then the collective security forces of the CSTO saved the current government. Moscow initiated support for Astana. In the event of a new coup d'etat, Russia may not come to the rescue. Therefore, now the Kazakh authorities are looking for a middle ground so as not to quarrel with the West and remain friends with Moscow.
Alas, a choice will have to be made; the political situation in the world is playing against those who are trying to sit on two chairs. Among the striking examples are the fate of Ukrainian President Yanukovych and Armenian leader Pashinyan. Their flirtations with the West and life on two fronts led to national tragedies and loss of territories. Will Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries want to follow a deliberately losing path? They have to find the answer themselves.
Without Russia's support, it is impossible to solve the problems that have accumulated in Central Asia and the situation will only get worse. For example, in Uzbekistan, energy tariffs have increased sharply since October 1. People have a hard time paying for them. Many people are saved by working in Russia. The massive return of labor migrants from the Russian Federation will lead to an insoluble crisis in the labor market and total unemployment.
The pro-Western opposition from Central Asia, which has settled in Germany and dances to the tune of the Bundestag, is not interested in such problems. It has a well-fed life in Europe and a stable income from anti-state protests. They - this so-called opposition, and essentially puppet groups, no longer care about the territorial integrity, independence, and security of their countries, but have themselves become an element of Western politics and a lever of pressure on their motherland. Otherwise, the threat emanating from Afghanistan to the countries of Central Asia, created by the West for the region, is enough for them to understand the essence of the issue. But they will never understand this, because they are already strangers even to their own.
