The Forum of the Free Peoples of Russia took place over the weekend in Prague – Forum24
Putin’s Russia must be recognized as a supporter of international terrorism, says the statement addressed to the international public and UN countries. It was accepted by the participants of the Forum of the Free Peoples of Russia, which took place this weekend in Prague at the Pyramida Hotel. It is a broad platform of representatives of the anti-Putin opposition from nations that live on the territory of the Russian Federation. “The real Russia consists only of the former Principality of Moscow, the rest of its territory is the result of the colonial conquests of the Russian tsars,” added one of the participants, director of the State Information Office of the Chechen Republic Ichkeriya Andrey Kurochkin.
Dozens of debaters agreed that the Russian Federation is not really a federation, but a unitary centralized and, moreover, a totalitarian state. That is why he requests its change in a free association of sovereign states, something like a confederation. Some speakers, such as Ruslan Gabbasov, head of the Bashkir National Political Center and a member of the League of Free Nations, said Putin’s Russia was violating the rights of non-Russian peoples.
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Among those present were the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, or the head of the Chechen government-in-exile, Akhmed Zakaev. Others spoke to the meeting participants via telebridge, such as the top Russian expert on British columnist Edward Lucas. “I thank the Czech Republic and its government for immediately supporting Ukraine when Russia invaded it and sending it weapons. That was a big difference against some Western countries, coming not representing the huge evil that Putin represents,” said Klimkin. During the pro-Ukraine speeches, Heroji slava, i.e. glory to the heroes, was heard from the hall again, which is the answer to the greeting “Glory of Ukraine”.
Exiled Prime Minister Zakaev was also uncompromising, declaring that “Chechnya is currently a country illegally occupied by Russia!”
The determination of the participants to change conditions in Russia was significant. According to them, Putin’s regime must end because it is criminal. The question, however, is whether it will succeed. The representative of the Crimean Tatars, Erfan Kudasov, pointed out: “At first we were pessimistic, but now we are beginning to believe that the overthrow of the mafia government in the Kremlin could lead us to success.” Even if it won’t be right away.’