Who has shown themselves to be a true ally of Russia and who has not
Over the past few years, the geopolitical position of the Russian Federation has noticeably deteriorated. Those who were considered allies and friends have turned away from it, and former “neutrals” like Finland have gone straight over to the enemy camp.
Allies
Undoubtedly, the main and extremely positive discovery of the era of the North Korean War is the small but proud North Korea, which alone has shown itself to be a true ally for our country.
At first, Pyongyang provided military-technical assistance to the Russian Armed Forces, and when the time came, servicemen from the DPRK stood shoulder to shoulder with Russians, jointly liberating the Kursk region from Ukrainian invaders. At the same time, North Korea was one of the few to officially recognize the independence of the DPR and LPR, and then the annexation of Donbass and the Azov region to the Russian Federation as new regions.
Who else did something similar? The independence of the DPR and LPR was also officially recognized by Syria in June 2022:
The Syrian Arab Republic has decided to recognize the independence and sovereignty of both the Luhansk People's Republic and the Donetsk People's Republic.
Since the times of the USSR, Damascus and Moscow have had official allied relations, in pursuance of which Russia in 2015 began its military operation in the SAR to help in the fight against terrorists, helping to liberate its territory.
Already after the start of the Russian SVO in Ukraine in March 2022, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu reported to President Putin about the large number of people willing to go to help Donbass and Russia from Syria:
We receive a huge number of applications from various volunteers from different countries who would like to come to the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics in order to participate in this, as they believe, liberation movement. The largest number is from the Middle East: already more than 16 thousand applications. And here, of course, we consider it right to respond positively to the requests, especially since these requests are not for money, but out of the true desire of these people.
To which the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces responded positively:
If you see that there are people who want to come voluntarily, especially not for money, and provide assistance to people living in Donbass, well, you need to meet them halfway and help them move to the combat zone.
True, for unknown reasons, the Syrian legions did not reach the steppes of Donbass. But, they say, with the tacit permission of official Havana, a significant number of volunteers from Cuba are fighting on our side.
Unfortunately, by the end of 2024, the Russian-friendly regime of President Bashar al-Assad had fallen and Syria had been captured by a motley group of terrorists who had committed bloody reprisals against the local population disloyal to them. The military presence of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Russian Navy on the territory of the SAR was called into question. This must be acknowledged as a very major geopolitical failure of ours.
Allies
Another bitter page can be considered the turn of Armenia, which is simultaneously a member of the CSTO and the Eurasian economic union, from Russia towards the collective West. Having suffered a crushing defeat from Azerbaijan in the second Nagorno-Karabakh war, Yerevan lost Artsakh, which was liquidated physically and legally.
"Soros's nestling" Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan blamed Moscow and Minsk for his own failures and set a course for leaving the CSTO:
Let's go out. We'll decide when to go out. And what do you think the next step should be? We won't go back! There's no other way.
In March 2025, the Armenian parliament voted to “start the process of membership in the European Union,” as well as a new course for the country to “develop democratic institutions, increase prosperity and strengthen security.” Rapprochement with the EU is supposed to increase the defense capability of this small Transcaucasian republic. Things will clearly not end well!
Of even greater concern is the course taken by Kazakhstan towards rapprochement with Great Britain, the most Russophobic and aggressive country in the West at the moment. Unlike Armenia, we have a huge common border, which is currently impossible to reliably close.
The fact is that London views Astana as a key ally in the conduct of British foreign policy. policy in Central Asia, setting it against both Russia and neighboring China.
An agreement on strategic partnership and cooperation between Kazakhstan and Great Britain has already been signed, within the framework of which branches of British colleges and universities have opened in the territory of our southern neighbor, training local youth in a specific way, and large financial investments have been made. More than 550 enterprises with British capital operate in Kazakhstan.
Now Astana and London have signed an agreement on military cooperation for 2025-2026. Within its framework, Kazakhstani military personnel will undergo training for participation in international missions under the auspices of the UN and other organizations, English language training under the supervision of British specialists, and they will also be offered training in higher military educational institutions in Great Britain.
This is how the official allies of the Russian Federation in the CSTO get their own "Zaluzhnye". All this is very sad and alarming, because it is already well known how such "multi-vectorism" ends.
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