Radio Host Asks “Uncle” Putin To Invade Kazakhstan, Fired

A Kazakh radio station fired one of its presenters on Monday after she said “we will call in Uncle Vova if you talk too much” in a heated Facebook debate, a reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the idea that Russia could invade.

Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic, shares the world’s second-longest land border with Russia and has close economic and political ties with Moscow, being a member of Russian-led trade and military blocs.

It has a large ethnic Russian population and the war in Ukraine has sparked heated online debates between supporters of both sides.

After a public outcry, the Europa Plus Kazakhstan radio station distanced itself from host Lyubov Panova’s Facebook comments and then, on Monday, said that her contract had been terminated.

Panova did not immediately reply to