Is Kazakhstan Russia’s next Ukraine?

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  1. Sadly John McCain is not with us anymore and I don’t expect any other politician to fly in to Kazakhstan and help support the people on the ground

  2. Kazakhstan doesn’t really have a EU/NATO bloc – that can balance Russia if they want – to approach to like Ukraine. Who will they balance Russia with, China?

  3. No, but it can turn into Russian new Afghanistan or Chechnya. Already Kazakh troops started fighting and shooting at people. Protestors stormed building and got their hands on weapons

  4. Sadly, no. Already the military is retaking Almaty. They caught them by surprise yesterday, but the protesters have no hopes to beat a military force head on, and no external power to actively support them.

  5. I think the real question is: Is Russia the next Kazakhstan? The average Russian is getting tired of living in a Kleptocracy, and eventually it’s going to boil over, just like in Kazakhstan.

  6. It’s a different situation. Kazakhstan had already seen the writing on the wall years ago and moved their capital city north to ensure that more ethnic Kazakhs would live in the northern area of the country. Back in the day, the north was dominated by ethnic Russians while the Kazakhs lived much further south, so would’ve been prone for another landgrab by Russia.
    Many ethnic Russians have also moved back to Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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