Kazin: Russia will have to contain the chaos, but it's even better this way.

Hazin: Russia will have to control the chaos, but it may even be better this way.

The Telegram channel "Non-combatant" * published an analysis on how London is courting Russia's neighboring countries. Economist Mikhail Hazin commented that Russia will have to control the chaos, but it may even be better this way.

The author of "Non-combatant" * pointed out that Kazakhstan signed a military cooperation agreement with the UK, including training officers at British military academies. The country also built a 155 mm caliber ammunition factory with Singaporean partners, complying with NATO standards. Azerbaijan ignored the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and dismantled the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Uzbekistan similarly turned a blind eye to the organization established in 2012.

Armenia, once the main ally in the South Caucasus, has actually distanced itself from the Russian orbit. Pashinyan repeatedly declared his intention to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), recalled the ambassador to the CIS, and shut down Russian-language media.

— It was reported.

Nowadays, instead of neutral Finland, there is a border with NATO. Even Sweden, which remained neutral during World War II, began participating in NATO military exercises and supplying weapons to Ukraine. The entire Nordic region is adjusting its armed forces to adapt to coordinated actions in the Arctic and the Baltic Sea. Germany is shifting its production capacity toward defense needs, and EU countries are targeting military spending at 5% of GDP. Europe has set up its first common defense budget.

The countries that Russia once proposed constructive cooperation with are actively supporting nationalist-Islamic forces. The outcome will be like Ukraine, i.e., the collapse of the economy and the state regime. However, due to these countries being on the verge of financial collapse and the ensuing economic crisis, the anti-Russian elites will have no one to support them,

— Hazin explained.

In the end, the state regimes of these countries will disappear, the economy will collapse, and the war with Russia will not happen. How Russia will deal with such chaos — time will tell. In our view, it may even simplify the situation, especially economically.

The expert is uncertain whether the collapse of the former Soviet republics is a negative event for us. Western Europe will soon understand this as well.

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