The propaganda of the aggressor country boasts that the leaders of 29 states, including the occupied parts of Georgia (Abkhazia and South Ossetia - ed.), will take part in the parade on Red Square for the "Victory Day". However, for most of them, the motivation is money, not loyalty to Russian ideals. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation, reports UNN.
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According to the CCD, the Russians have forgiven the participating countries a total of $50 billion in debts, provided preferential loans and other preferences worth about $20 billion, and invested or promised to invest more than $30 billion in investment projects.
The total cost of holding the parade costs the Kremlin approximately $100 billion.
The largest debtor of the Russian Federation is its closest ally, Belarus, which owes approximately $29 billion. In March of this year, Putin signed a law allowing Belarus not to pay its debts to the Russian Federation for another 7 years.
The Russian Federation has also written off or promises to write off all or at least part of the debts of countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia, Cuba, Congo, Laos, and Mongolia. It is noted that the motivation to attend the parade may be potential Russian investments.
For example, Kazakhstan is interested in building a nuclear power plant with funds from Rosatom, Turkmenistan is interested in returning to the Russian gas market, and Uzbekistan is interested in obtaining new loans.
The Kremlin is trying to create the illusion of its geopolitical greatness through loans, investments and economic preferences to post-Soviet countries and countries of the Global South.