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> And yet, it's Russia and it's strong-arm tactics that are desperately trying to keep Kazakhstan's regime in power. If Russia is so influential over Kazakhsta

> And yet, it's Russia and it's strong-arm tactics that are desperately trying to keep Kazakhstan's regime in power. If Russia is so influential over Kazakhstan, why all natural resources and power plants in Kazakhstan belong to Western companies? Why Nazarbaev had replaced Cyrillic alphabet with Latin? It was clearly a jab at Russia. Kazakhstan was/is clearly under heavy western influence. > Think about it: Russia is even sending it's paratroopers to Kazakhstan to stomp out unrest. Not the US. Not the EU. Not Switzerland. No, Russia. What will US do if in case of civil unrest in Mexico, Russia will send troops to Mexico?

kspacewalk2 5y ago
>If Russia is so influential over Kazakhstan, why all natural resources and power plants in Kazakhstan belong to Western companies? This is false. Kazakhstan retains most oil revenues and its joint ventures with foreign companies for oil exploration and drilling include not just Western, but also for example Chinese companies. >Why Nazarbaev had replaced Cyrillic alphabet with Latin? Because he saw clearly how Putin is weaponizing language and identity rhetoric to justify wars of aggression and Anschluss-style annexations against its neighbours. The script you use is rather symbolic, but those symbols do matter. Otherwise, Russia itself wouldn't have stamped out the Latin script and forced those minority languages, already few in number, to use Cyrillic in the 2000s.
- mint2 5y ago
  This line the comment said also is not logical at all > “ What will US do if in case of civil unrest in Mexico, Russia will send troops to Mexico?” This makes no sense, no one is alleging Mexico is under Russia’s thumb so this makes no sense. Replace Mexico with Cuba circa 1970 and it would be relevant. And also yes, if Cuba in 1970, I would not be surprised if Russia sent in troops if Castro asked.
  - anticodon 5y ago
    > This makes no sense, no one is alleging Mexico is under Russia’s thumb so this makes no sense. This makes no sense, because no strong independent sovereign country (there're very few of them in the world, about 5-6) will allow foreign troops to land in the neighboring country. If Russia would send troops under any pretext in any situation to Mexico, USA would start a World War III.
    - mint2 5y ago
      That observation doesnt exactly strengthen the original comment on Mexico but okay. Seems we are in accordance about Cuba for lack of objections anyway.
  - publicola1990 5y ago
    What if there is unrest in Mexico, will US send troops to Mexico to bring order? There are plausible situations in which this may happen.
- anticodon 5y ago
  > Otherwise, Russia itself wouldn't have stamped out the Latin script and forced those minority languages, already few in number, to use Cyrillic in the 2000s. What languages are you talking about?
  - kspacewalk2 5y ago
    Of the non-moribund ones, Tatar comes to mind.

kspacewalk2 5y ago

>If Russia is so influential over Kazakhstan, why all natural resources and power plants in Kazakhstan belong to Western companies? This is false. Kazakhstan retains most oil revenues and its joint ventures with foreign companies for oil exploration and drilling include not just Western, but also for example Chinese companies. >Why Nazarbaev had replaced Cyrillic alphabet with Latin? Because he saw clearly how Putin is weaponizing language and identity rhetoric to justify wars of aggression and Anschluss-style annexations against its neighbours. The script you use is rather symbolic, but those symbols do matter. Otherwise, Russia itself wouldn't have stamped out the Latin script and forced those minority languages, already few in number, to use Cyrillic in the 2000s.

mint2 5y ago
This line the comment said also is not logical at all > “ What will US do if in case of civil unrest in Mexico, Russia will send troops to Mexico?” This makes no sense, no one is alleging Mexico is under Russia’s thumb so this makes no sense. Replace Mexico with Cuba circa 1970 and it would be relevant. And also yes, if Cuba in 1970, I would not be surprised if Russia sent in troops if Castro asked.
- anticodon 5y ago
  > This makes no sense, no one is alleging Mexico is under Russia’s thumb so this makes no sense. This makes no sense, because no strong independent sovereign country (there're very few of them in the world, about 5-6) will allow foreign troops to land in the neighboring country. If Russia would send troops under any pretext in any situation to Mexico, USA would start a World War III.
  - mint2 5y ago
    That observation doesnt exactly strengthen the original comment on Mexico but okay. Seems we are in accordance about Cuba for lack of objections anyway.
- publicola1990 5y ago
  What if there is unrest in Mexico, will US send troops to Mexico to bring order? There are plausible situations in which this may happen.
anticodon 5y ago
> Otherwise, Russia itself wouldn't have stamped out the Latin script and forced those minority languages, already few in number, to use Cyrillic in the 2000s. What languages are you talking about?
- kspacewalk2 5y ago
  Of the non-moribund ones, Tatar comes to mind.