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Kazakhstan is of strategic security importance to Russia. Yakov Kedmi, an Israeli diplomat and political scientist, former head of the Nativ news agency, thinks so.
Kazakhstan. The loss of Kazakhstan to Russia and the transition of Kazakhstan to the position of Ukraine is a death sentence for Russia. Everyone knows that, “Kedmi said on the Right to Know program. “So he talks about Ukraine, Romania, but that means Kazakhstan in particular.”
As you know, the total length of the border between Russia and Kazakhstan exceeds 7,000 km. The country is followed by transport corridors with Russia's Central Asian allies – Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
“If units (CSTO. -” MK “) did not enter, uranium mines and uranium enrichment plants would be defenseless. This is far behind all of Kazakhstan's problems … Kazakhstan accounts for (it is) 40 percent of the world's uranium reserves … That is very important, “said Kedmi.
According to him, the main problem of Kazakhstan and its relations with Russia is that Nursultan Nazarbayev was led by the United States throughout his years and saw in it a guarantee that the country, which is among giants such as Russia and China, will maintain its independence.
Kazakhstan's political goal is US support, US orientation… This is the main problem of Kazakhstan and Russia. Until today, until the coup attempt … This situation is the cause of everything that happens and will happen. If this (US orientation – “MK”) continues, then there will be a lot of problems, “the expert concluded.