Agreed, but when you put Chechens and Latvians together, that doesn’t compute unless of course it is the Russian ex KGB pushing the theme.
And given the theme here is; Russia is supportive of the Tulips makes me go hmmmmmm.
Sounds like the previous regime turned on Putin.
Perhaps the chronology needs some clarity.
Kyrgyzstan became independent of the USSR in 1991.
The "Tulip Revolution", after the parliamentary elections in March 2005, forced President Akayev's resignation on April 4, 2005. Opposition leaders formed a coalition, and a new government was formed under President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and Prime Minister Feliks Kulov. The nation's capital was also looted during the protests.
This opposition uprising, which is trying to throw out Bakiyev, is not Tulip Revolution. It is too early to know if it has taken over the government permanently. However, Rooskies back the new guys already.
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