Monday, February 6, 2017

Belarus or Kazakhstan - who's next?

Roman Tsymbaliuk

Three years ago, at the beginning of the occupation of Crimea, 86% of Russians were not the only ones affected by the Kremlin’s propaganda. Due to its free broadcasting in the countries of the so-called post-Soviet space, the "allies" of the Russian Federation, in the first place, the people of Belarus and Kazakhstan, also came under the influence of Moscow’s lies.

There is nothing surprising in this. A normal person cannot remain indifferent while listening to some tearful story about the "crucified Slavic boy," about the "junta", "punitive squads," and infringement of the Russian-speaking population. However, against the background of Russian crimes in Crimea and Donbas, these two countries are gradually starting to wake up.



On the one hand, Belarus and Kazakhstan are beginning to understand that, under the guise of "the fight against fascism," Russia  hides an actual punitive operation against Ukraine; on the other hand, the people in these countries are asking, and how long it will take until Russian television starts airing stories about some “Kazakh banderites” or “Belarusian nationalists”. Their fears are not unfounded.


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