In Russia, published a petition against the installation of a monument to Karimov in Moscow
The author of the petition notes that he opposes the installation of the monument, since "Islam Karimov is a symbol of Central Asian Russophobia." According to George Gorodetsky, under Karimov there were acts of aggression against the Russian population of Uzbekistan, the Russians were deprived of jobs, housing, other property.
From the petition:
Under Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan ceased to be an ally of Russia - by his order the republic withdrew from the CSTO and EurAsEC. In 2002, Karimov signed an agreement with the United States to deploy a military base in Khanabad. In 2010, Karimov refused to pay Russia's national debt in 700 million dollars.
At the moment, a petition calling for the cancellation of the decision to install the monument to Karimov was signed by about 4,65 thousand people.
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