On Tuesday April 27, the parliaments of...
this is why Lukashenko recently launched a broadside against Russia"s policy toward Kyrgyzstan.Lukashenko decided to try on the role of defender of the CIS. He began in February with his accusation that Russia was "paying little notice" to the former Soviet republics, taking it for granted that they will remain "attached" to Russia forever. In April, he granted asylum to Kyrgyzstan"s ousted president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, and harshly criticized the CSTO for standing by as the Kyrgyz coup unfolded: "If the CSTO continues on like this, the organization has no future."
It is not clear why Lukashenko believes the CSTO should meddle in Kyrgyzstan"s internal affairs. This was not even the first time a president was overthrown there. When Askar Akayev was forced out five years ago, Lukashenko did not seem too concerned about his fate or the situation in the newly-independent Central Asian republic. Things are different this time around: Lukashenko is so fond of his
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