“Well, the flag is in their hands.” Tigran Keosayan may be banned from entering Kazakhstan

Russian director and TV presenter Tigran Keosayan may be banned from entering Kazakhstan due to statements about the country’s stance on the Russian army’s special operation in Ukraine. The Kazakh Foreign Ministry said his remarks “poisoned the atmosphere of good neighborly relations” and that “strategic partnership has fallen into the hands of opponents”.

“The aggressive and essentially biased speech of the Russian journalist Tigran Keosayan is striking. Perhaps his statement reflects the views of the Russian people and a certain section of the political establishment, but in no way corresponds to the spirit and content of cooperation between our countries and existing agreements at the level of heads of state. tengrinews.kz Aibek Smadiyarov is the official representative of the diplomatic mission of the republic.

“I believe that he will be included in the list of persons who are not wanted to enter Kazakhstan,” Smadiyarov said.

Keosayan told socialbites.ca that he has not yet heard the relevant statements of representatives of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, but is not afraid of threats.

“Well, the flag is in their hands. “I cannot influence the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan in any way,” he said.

“What kind of ingratitude is this, my Cossacks brothers?”

Keosayan’s program is on the air Roskomnadzor is free On her YouTube channel, she criticized the actions of Kazakh authorities on the ground of a special operation in Ukraine and Nur-Sultan’s decision not to hold the Victory Parade on May 9 this year. The program aired on video hosting on April 24.

“My Cossacks, what kind of ingratitude is this? Gentlemen, have you really decided that Russia is going to evaporate somewhere? Migrate to Mars, or do you think you will migrate?” asked the host, urging the Russian government to reconsider the level of relations with Kazakhstan.

“You can still jump in the last car. But you can’t make fun of it like that. At least I believe it because that’s it – the friendship game is over. Now it’s a matter of survival. There’s a war going on. It’s a war of two big, big ideas, two big countries, and the other side. “It’s not Ukraine, it’s America and NATO. But everyone else, especially brotherly countries, needs to decide and take sides,” he said.

Keosayan stressed that countries that give “undecided” or “overtly unfriendly signals” should be “classified as our enemies.” “At least in the economic and knowledge doctrines. Enough, that’s enough guys, we’ve played enough gratuitous aid – to maintain your power in Kazakhstan, to stop your confusion. Are you canceling the parade? Seriously?” The presenter was surprised, “everyone understands that this is not about money,” said.

Keosayan added that the practice of “language patrols” was resurgent in Kazakhstan when bloggers raided shopping malls and other public places and asked service personnel to communicate with customers only in Kazakh.

Creator of the “Language patrols” format, author of the Til Maydani YouTube channel Kuat Akhmetov left after a criminal case was brought against him last year for inciting ethnic hatred from Kazakhstan (Article 174 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan). Akhmetov was also banned from entering Russia for 50 years.

Why was the march cancelled?

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan reported that in 2022 a military parade will be held in honor of Victory Day and Defender of the Fatherland Day. it wont be again, but about 50 different military-patriotic events will be held throughout the country, including honoring veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The agency did not elaborate on the reasons for this decision.

Kazakhstan Mazhilis Deputy Aidos Sarym announced that the parade was canceled for economic reasons. “It is better to spend this money on more rational tasks: ensuring the life, military and military education of soldiers. We have a lot of unresolved problems: old barracks, old equipment, etc.

Investigations of military power in the country have not been conducted for four years. There was no parade in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

A military parade was last held in Kazakhstan in 2018 (in the Zhambyl region). Current President Nursultan Nazarbayev hosted the review. About 3,000 soldiers and 300 pieces of weapons and military equipment participated in the parade.