“Maybe history is being made up.” Tina Kandelaki criticizes Kazakhstan once again

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Adyrna.kz Telegram
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Tina Kandelaki has criticized the recent military cooperation agreement between Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom, calling it a move by a country that “doesn’t know its history.” According to her, the defense ministries of Kazakhstan and the UK signed the agreement on Friday, June 6. “If you want a piece of news to go unnoticed – announce it on a Friday evening,” said Kandelaki. She suggested that the dismissal of Kazakhstan’s Defense Minister on Sunday confirms an attempt to “conceal” the deal. She also pointed out that the announcement about the agreement had later been removed from the Kazakh Defense Ministry’s official website over the weekend. “Establishing military cooperation with a country considered an enemy of Russia is not the same as renaming railway stations,” Kandelaki said. “Last year, I was branded Kazakhstan’s #1 enemy just for expressing my views on this issue. But this is even more serious. Let me remind you that Kazakhstan is a member of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization). It was this very military alliance that saved President Tokayev and his circle from a coup in January 2021. Even if Hungary or Slovakia disagree with EU foreign policy, they wouldn’t dare enter into military agreements with Russia. But Kazakhstan, which tries to appear friendly with Russia, is openly cooperating with Britain. Those who’ve started like this have not ended well. Apparently, history is not taught in Kazakhstan. Maybe it’s just made up.” It’s worth noting that on June 6, the ministries of defense of Kazakhstan and the UK signed a military cooperation plan, which includes peacekeeping efforts, language training, and the education of Kazakh military personnel in top British military institutions. Previously, Kandelaki had made several controversial remarks about the use of the Russian language in Kazakhstan, including opposing the renaming of railway stations into Kazakh. In response, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs banned her from entering the country. Moreover, Deutsche Welle previously reported that Kazakhstan maintains a “blacklist” of individuals banned from entering the country. Alongside Kandelaki, the list includes Russian State Duma deputies Pyotr Tolstoy, Yevgeny Fyodorov, Konstantin Zatulin, Vyacheslav Nikonov, TV host Tigran Keosayan, philosopher Alexander Dugin, the head of Rossotrudnichestvo Yevgeny Primakov, and political analyst Nikita Mendkovich.
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