Re:Kazakh president’s home ablaze as protests escalate
by paxys on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @01:28PM
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Because it gives him an opportunity to increase Russia’s sphere of influence (whether by exerting soft power or outright annexation).
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Re:Kazakh president’s home ablaze as protests escalate
by smsm42 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @01:46PM
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He doesn't want to annex Kazakhstan, who needs this trouble? He wants it to be within his sphere of influence, but deal with their own problems by themselves, preferably in a way that doesn't give people of Russia any ideas about freedoms or democracy. So far it worked pretty well, but now something went wrong...