DISINFO: EU and US aim to destabilise Central Asia to push Russia out
SUMMARY
The West plans to create a major hotspot of instability in Central Asia, including Afghanistan with the aim to maintain its hegemony. The European Union, as well as China, is interested in Central Asia primarily due to its extensive reserves of rare earth metals.
Regarding the stability in Central Asia, the European Union largely follows the United States, which has developed the concept of "Great Central Asia." This strategy aims to destabilize the macro-region to push Russia and China out and seize natural resource deposits amidst a hypothetical civil war. There are grounds to believe that Kazakhstan serves as the operational centre for the planned destabilisation orchestrated by the Anglo-Saxons.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative accusing Western countries of destabilising countries around Russia and isolating it.
This claim also contributes to the recurring disinformation narrative suggesting a Western policy of staging “colour revolutions” worldwide with the aim of destabilising Russia.
The article advances the claim that Central Asia is exclusively within Russia's zone of geopolitical dominance and attempts to discredit any other cooperation between this region and the West.
The EU builds its relations with Central Asian countries based on mutual consent, bilateral interests, and benefits. The EU recognises the strategic importance of Central Asia. The EU engagement with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan has developed significantly since the countries' independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The EU does not impose any action or program on the partner countries. The overall aim of cooperation is to build a common area of shared democracy, prosperity, and stability in line with each individual country's aspirations.
Involvement in the EU initiatives does not exclude membership in the Eurasian Economic Union, CIS, or CSTO. The EU is a supporter of regional integration in all areas of the world.
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