A Ukrainian flag placed on top of a mountain in Kyrgyzstan bearing the honorary name of Vladimir Putin has been removed by Kyrgyz climbing federation climbers and replaced with a national flag, the federation said.
The head of the federation, Eduard Kubatov, told the French Agency that he removed the flag on his own initiative and without “any policy (addition)”. On Thursday, the flag was replaced by a Kyrgyz flag.
“I’m sorry to get involved in politics … but I’m sure of one thing: the Kyrgyz flag must be flying in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan,” he said by telephone.
Earlier this week, an internet user posing as a climber posted a video on Twitter showing a Ukrainian flag waving next to a sign identifying a peak as “Putin Peak” at 4,446 meters.
The woman stated that she was examined by the police together with her partner in climbing, but she was not prosecuted. On Twitter, the woman had attributed the energy to “vandals”, in a post with a humorous tone. Police said the culprits could be fined.
Kyrgyzstan is a staunch ally of Russia but the Russo-Ukrainian conflict seems to be dividing society in the impoverished and mountainous country of Central Asia. Several small rallies in favor of and against the Russian invasion of Ukraine took place in this country where there is a Russian military base.
The summit, previously unnamed, was named “Putin” in honor of the Russian president in 2011, during a boost in relations with the country’s Moscow, which had experienced a revolution the previous year.
The first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, had also seen a peak at 5,169 meters bearing his name, in his honor, nine years before Kyrgyzstan.
Both mountains belong to the Tian Shan Mountains. Both rise in height from the Lenin Peak at an altitude of 7,134 meters, on the border with Tajikistan, one of the highest peaks in the region.
Source: Capital
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