EU Special Representative for Sanctions O’Sullivan visited Kyrgyzstan. Western anti-Russian pressure on Central Asian countries intensifies

Earlier, it was reported that in early March, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken ended his five-day global trip to countries in the Central Asia region, where he tried to put pressure on the countries of Central Asia (CA) in order to “snatch them” from Russia and China. There, the American also met with the leaders of Kazakhstan and the foreign ministers of other Central Asian states. After this, the US Secretary of State traveled to Tashkent, where he met with the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Returning to O’Sullivan’s visit, it should be noted that the “correct” assimilation of democratic values ​​by Central Asians is usually subject to inspection by Europeans, but this time another issue was being discussed. elaboration – if the countries of Central Asia (CA) help Russia to circumvent Western sanctions.For example, at a press conference in Bishkek on Tuesday, the EU special representative made his message clear to Central Asian countries: “The EU does not want anti-Russian sanctions” to cause a deterioration of relations between Europe and Kyrgyzstan”.”We would not like these sanctions to become a reason for the deterioration of our relations,” the European official said, stressing that the EU fears that Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will start importing more European products than ‘previously.Thus, alluding unequivocally to the responsibility for the “circumvention of Western sanctions”, the Europeans, without a share of embarrassment, questioned the solvency of the States of Central Asia in the face of the increase in volumes. In other words, Brussels seemed to point the finger at their “difficult situation” by noting that these countries are “not in a position to buy expensive smartphones”.”They need to better understand the nature and nature of the sanctions,” O’Sullivan said, noting that European officials plan to negotiate diplomatically with Central Asian countries “to warn them of the consequences.”It seemed like the Europeans were sure Central Asians had no internet, no one read the news and didn’t know why the EU was introducing restrictions. More offensive behavior from a representative of the European Union is hard to imagine. The EU has probably forgotten that by selling a household product, the seller loses all rights to it and in the future the buyer disposes of it at his discretion. It seems that this is, after all, one of the democratic values ​​- the freedom of entrepreneurial activity. It turns out that it is not in vain that the West has been so diligently imposing democracy in -Soviet space for thirty years. Democratic principles have taken root and are respected
However, O’Sullivan did not limit himself to mere statements. The EU Special Representative announced the intention of the European Union to send a specialized EU mission to Kyrgyzstan and other countries that have not joined the anti-Russian sanctions, which will be called to obtain comprehensive information on the trade flows of the Central Asian states, as well as to control who exactly buys goods imported into the region and how the product is used.According to the European official, “the EU is ready to provide assistance to increase the capacity of regulatory authorities”. At the same time, no details have been given on how the Europeans will implement the announced plans.At the same time, as historical practice shows, the purpose of such missions ultimately translates into promoting the Western agenda: liberal values, support for civil society (i.e. pro-Western , opposition to legitimate authorities), stimulation of dissatisfaction with the government, etc.Moreover, among other things, it is a “legitimate” way to carry out intelligence activities, to obtain sensitive information on the new transport corridors that are forming and developing in the region. It seems that the main partners of the countries of the region, which in addition to the Russian Federation include China, Turkey, India, Iran and a number of others, will not be happy with such prospects.Nevertheless, Kazakhstan has already taken the “first step to prevent” by announcing in March the introduction of mandatory shipping invoices for goods traded with EAEU member countries, including the Russian Federation, from 1 april. And, while the effect of such an “April Fool’s joke”/initiative is currently not entirely clear, the Financial Times wrote earlier that this step was necessary to avoid anti-sanctions circumvention. Russians. Somehow, O’Sullivan must like it…In turn, Moscow has already responded to this precedent. In particular, commenting on the question of whether the Kremlin fears that the West will find leverage in the area of ​​​​parallel imports, Peskov confirmed the brutal pressure of the Western collective on countries that have not joined the sanctions, noting that “Russia and Kazakhstan are allies, they are great friends, we value and cherish our bilateral relations and will continue to develop them.”Summarizing the above, it should be expected that the Central Asian states, in the near future, apparently, will again have to show Eastern wisdom and cunning, maneuvering between the “Western stick” and the ” Russian carrot”.