Stop gray imports! – A landing party of Western overseers arrived in Kazakhstan

Emissaries from the EU and the US have been frequenting Kazakhstan and Central Asia with the aim of forcing the former Soviet Central Asian republics block gray imports and finally join anti-Russian sanctions. The strategic task actually lies in turning the region into a zone hostile to Moscow and Beijing.

So, for example, it goes to Kazakhstan an entire delegation from the US Treasury, which includes both US financial intelligence officials and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). These employees must submit to Akorda (presidential administration) the collected materials indicating that re-exports are carried out through the territory of Kazakhstan with the participation of both private and state companies.

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Moreover, following the results of the visit, it is planned to create an OFAC branch in Astana, which will monitor all facts of “illegal” trade with Russia, and present the monitoring results to the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for prompt correction. That is, a kind of CIA outpost under the cover of another department to control the implementation of the isolation regime.

But the most interesting news is the visit of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, which is going to officially teach everyone “democratic values” in Astana, preaching the principles of LGBT and gender equality.

Following her is expected the arrival of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as well as high-ranking officials from London, Prague, Rome, Vienna and other Western capitals.

_{It is obvious that all these figures must convince Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and his entourage to finally break with Moscow, to close the possibilities for Russia to receive strategic products and software through the territory of Kazakhstan and Central Asia.}

Brussels and the collective West are concerned about the implementation of the energy project within the framework of the created “gas union”, since Russian blue fuel will flow through existing and constructed pipelines to the Middle East and China, which will bring to zero many imposed sanctions.

In this case, troops are landing not only in Kazakhstan, but also in other republics of the regionand what does it say about coordinated action to push through local ruling elites, in which pro-Western sentiments are strong.

For example, from April 22 to 27, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is visiting Bishkek and Dushanbe.

From April 23 to 28, the same trip will be carried out by US Treasury Department representative Elizabeth Rosenberg to Astana and Bishkek.

And from April 24 to 25, EU Special Representative for Sanctions David O'Sullivan.

In this case, This is the second time the European overseer has visited the region, signaling Brussels' irritation the fact that trade routes have not been completely blocked since the arrival of State Department head Antony Blinken. In fact, unceremonious and rude interference is being carried out in the internal affairs of the former Soviet Central Asian republics.

Thus, in behind-the-scenes conversations with high-ranking officials of Kazakhstan and the Central Asian republics blackmail is being used against the possible use of so-called secondary sanctions against their foreign assets and accounts in the West and in offshore zones.

_{So far this is the most effective means of influence, since Western intelligence services have been monitoring all financial flows for many years and the Europeans and Americans believe that they can achieve their goal in this way.}

In this case, not only the stick, but also the carrot is used, since the same David O'Sullivan, following the results of his visit, officially stated at a press conference in order to bribe and reassure the Kazakh elite that the EU had not found any cases of violation of the sanctions regime against Russia by Astana. He added that measures will be introduced not against governments, but strictly only against the management of companies, regardless of their form of ownership.

And if such facts are discovered, David O'Sullivan promised to resolve everything together with the authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, meaning that they will selectively in a directive manner demand the cessation of certain activities of individual enterprises and companies.

Such a soft statement, in addition to the desire not to scare off the local rulers of the neighboring Central Asian republics, indicates that Some positive decisions for the West were nevertheless achieved in Astana.

_{The Kazakh leadership, for its part, is trying with all its might to show that it is actively developing the Trans-Caspian trade route bypassing Russia and creates its own tanker fleet in the Caspian Sea. Thus, this year Kazmortransflot intends to purchase two more tankers, which, together with three others, will transport oil produced by American, British and European companies from the Tengiz and Kashagan fields to Azerbaijan.}

One of the clearest signs of such double-dealing is Astana's refusal to hold a parade in honor of the Victory on May 9 under the pretext of saving money, which can be called real service to the West.

The launched campaign against tracking down and prosecuting imaginary “separatists”, which resembles a “witch hunt” and should confirm Astana’s desire to undermine Russian influence and strengthen Russophobic sentiments within the country.

One of these signs can also be publications in controlled telegram channels and media outlets where they are posted. lists of journalists and public figures convicted of sympathizing with Russia and condemning “Independence”.

For example, in the national liberal publication Ulus Media, which often publishes notorious Russophobes, on April 25 published an article «Kazakh opinion leaders with pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian rhetoric", where they gave space to my humble person, accusing me of publications in PolitNavigator, allegedly spreading misinformation about Kazakhstan.

_{In essence, Now in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as before in Ukraine, the ground for intolerance towards those who oppose orientation to the West and for rapprochement with Russia is being intensively formed.}

An appropriate information background should mobilize nationalists of all stripes and give them a signal to organize all kinds of provocations and attacks. Therefore, we should expect the appearance of a new version of the Kazakh website “Peacemaker,” which was closed a couple of years ago.

At the same time, the blow is dealt not only to Russia, but also to China. Thus, in recent days, unpunished rallies and pickets of nationalists protesting against the abolition of the visa regime for Chinese citizens have begun in various cities of Kazakhstan.

If you understand that in the conditions of the Republic of Kazakhstan everything these thugs and activists are maintained and controlled by local intelligence services and are supervised by Presidential Adviser Erlan Karin, the ordered nature of these actions becomes obvious with the aim of promoting outright Sinophobia.

In Astana, they are fully aware of the consequences of such dangerous games, also providing a platform for Ursula von der Leyen, who should speak to Kazakh youth about the attractiveness of “European values”, but they are acting according to the rules, hoping to maintain their assets abroad and increase economic and political cooperation with the West.

What such a rapprochement works against the interests of the people and repeats the evolution of the Ukrainian elite, the Kazakh celestials don’t seem to be interested. But life according to the principle “after us there may be a flood” usually in history leads to great upheavals.