Posted on 03/03/2023 6:46:23 AM PST by caww
Kazakhstan is eyeing cooperation with Turkiye in the military sector, according to the Head of Kazakhstan's Association of Defence Industry Enterprises, Anadolu News Agency reports.
According to the report, Aibek Baryssov said several enterprises are joint ventures with the Turkish Defence Corporation, Aselsan, and work "in a wide range of arms production". Baryssov said the Association would like to step up cooperation with Turkiye.
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The distant thunder continues.
Question: Do they hate the Russians?
No
Getting ready for Ottoman Empire 2.0.
They are a Turkic people. Right now it is the globohomo angl-American empire that is offending everyone in the world. A lot of people just want to the the part where our preachy Karens following the lead of WEF get to tell everyone how to live their lives. At the very least it just sort of a universal cry to make the noise stop.
Anyone wanting to know what the collapse of an empire looks like, it’s happening.
Good idea to keep an eye on the Islamic nations coupling militarily with each other.
Better question, Do they fear Russians?
Yup
Russia's shrinking sphere of influence
The big picture: Central Asian countries have cautiously distanced themselves from Moscow since the invasion of Ukraine.
At recent regional summits, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon demanded more "respect," and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov kept Vladimir Putin waiting before a meeting, Nikkei Asia reports.
But nowhere is the shift more notable than in Kazakhstan, which shares the second-longest land border with Russia and has retained close links with Moscow since the collapse of the USSR.
Meanwhile: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who is expected to win a new seven-year term in elections this weekend, has repeatedly refused to back Russia's invasion.
In June, he went so far as to declare — while sharing a stage with Putin — that Kazakhstan respected "territorial integrity" and would not follow Russia in recognizing the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Kazakhstan canceled a parade in May marking the Soviet victory over the Nazis, officially for budget reasons. Astana also banned military symbols like the "Z" displayed by backers of the invasion.
And when Russia shrinks, Turkey will fill the void.
A Kazakh military alignment with Turkey bodes ill for Russia. Under Erodgan, Turkey is pursuing a foreign policy that aims to expand its influence along the lines of the Ottoman Empire. Being strongly Islamic and Turkic, Kazakhstan is a natural ally for Turkey even if it remains a nominal member of the Russian Commonwealth of Independent States. Turkey may soon be able to menace much of Russia’s southern border.
Not only are Kazakhstan and Turkey both ethnically Turkic and religiously Islamic, but Turkey has one of the top ten defense industries on Earth.
Also, Turkey is a possible alternative outlet to Russia, for landlocked Kazakh oil, it they could get it through the caucuses (Azerbaijan and Georgia).
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