In the second part of our series about Russia’s ‘hybrid wars’ around its former empire, we look at the horrible, deadly ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan which broke out 15 years ago today.
well, kinda, Putin clearly thought his little shock and awe in Kazakhstan could be done in Ukraine so yeah he pregamed it, but Kazakhstan isn’t Ukraine. I’ve yet to see anyone do a good article comparing the cases of Russian intervention into Kazakhstan to that which immediately followed in Ukraine or for that matter comparing the Armenian-Azeri drone shituation to that in Ukraine. It was obvious to me from that war drones would be big, but it looks like Putin’s team missed that obvious lesson, luckily for freedom.
well, kinda, Putin clearly thought his little shock and awe in Kazakhstan could be done in Ukraine so yeah he pregamed it, but Kazakhstan isn’t Ukraine. I’ve yet to see anyone do a good article comparing the cases of Russian intervention into Kazakhstan to that which immediately followed in Ukraine or for that matter comparing the Armenian-Azeri drone shituation to that in Ukraine. It was obvious to me from that war drones would be big, but it looks like Putin’s team missed that obvious lesson, luckily for freedom.
....watch this space, Eric!