Kazakhstan, Ukraine: beyond its specificities, each of these crises is an opportunity for Vladimir Poutine to reaffirm Russia's influence over his
“near abroad”
.
On Monday, as Russian-American talks dominated by tensions around Ukraine were taking place in Geneva, the Kremlin chief publicly drew lessons for the first time from the unrest that has taken place since January 2 and which has claimed dozens of of killed in the Kazakh neighbor rich in hydrocarbons.
"We will not allow such drifts to take place and the so-called color revolutions scenario to materialize in our region
," Poutin said.
Kazakhstan was the victim
of "an aggression of international terrorism"
, with
"bands of armed men"
, having
"clearly combat experience"
and trained in
"centers abroad"
, affirmed the Russian President during a video conference with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev who spoke of
"an attempt to ...
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