MINSK, 8 October (BelTA) – All color revolutions are a cover for the struggle of advocacy groups or groupings seeking to seize power and assets, Director of the Center for European Integration Yuri Shevtsov told the SB.Belarus Segodnya newspaper commenting on the events in Kyrgyzstan.
“What happened in Kyrgyzstan is not a color revolution. In the event of a color revolution, liberal-minded activists would take to the streets - and it would be like everywhere else. The main participants of these events were organized people. These are people loyal to the previous president of Kyrgyzstan Atambayev. These are people who served in his security services and so on. In other words we see supporters of the previous president,” the expert noted.
According to him, ‘regional groupings' are common for Kyrgyzstan. The previous president represented the north of the country, while the current one represents the southerners. “This is roughly the same as the west and east of Ukraine, but these regions in Kyrgyzstan have a roughly equal population. Thus, one group simply defeated the other. But the psychological effect is enhanced by the general perception of these developments: new regions around Russia are set on fire. What conclusion should we draw from what is happening? All color revolutions are a cover for the struggle of groups of influence or groups aimed at seizing power and assets. The entire post-Soviet space has entered a period of tensions that resembles the heady 1990s. Moldova, Tajikistan and Georgia are gearing up for elections. So is Kazakhstan. Most likely, all these elections will be accompanied by events similar to those in Bishkek. It is necessary to understand this and try to prevent this from happening,” Yuri Shevtsov added.
