Dear Mr. Fumio Kishida! We, as the Government of Independent Tatarstan, are sincerely glad to welcome you and your Government!
We, being representatives of the ancient Tatar people, fleeing the persecution of the Moscow colonial regime, created a Government outside our country, which aims to achieve the independence of Tatarstan.
Our country was annexed to Muscovy 470 years ago by force of arms and the cunning of the enemy. Injustice, captivity, lies and duplicity have been a characteristic of the rulers of this empire for many centuries. Part of the territory of your country was also captured by this inhuman empire. We know from the media that on April 22, 2022, the Government of Japan officially announced the South Kuril Islands for the first time as a country illegally occupied by Russia by the “northern territories”. Without a doubt, For the Japanese, the return of the Kuril Islands is very important in terms of the triumph of historical justice and the restoration of the honor of the Japanese nation.
The Government of Independent Tatarstan in its activities seeks to follow all the fundamental international principles, which include unconditional respect for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of countries. In particular, we believe that the islands of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and the Habomai group of islands, contrary to International Law, are under illegal Russian occupation and that the Government of Japan quite rightly refers to these islands as “Northern Occupied Territories”.
We are aware of the decision of the United States of America on the recognition of Japan’s sovereignty over the “northern territories”, on the decree of the President of Ukraine, supported by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the recognition of these “northern territories” as territories occupied by Russia. We welcome these decisions by the US and Ukraine and call on the global community to take similar steps. The aggressive policy of Russia has led to the fact that, having vast occupied territories of colonized peoples with an incredible amount of natural resources, it is not able to establish an elementary economic order and concern for the well-being of the population. Now on the territory of modern Russia there are many cities and ghost towns. Many settlements in the vast expanses of so-called Russia, which used to be full of life, today have an abandoned and neglected appearance. Due to the closure of enterprises and incompetent management, they have become desolated and people drag out a miserable existence in them. The situation is the same in the Kuril Islands. We believe that in order to solve all the pressing problems on these islands, it is necessary to hold a referendum with the participation of Japanese and international observers and find out the truth about what their inhabitants think – do they want to be part of Japan? It is also very fair to raise the issue of compensation. It is known that Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine want to receive compensation from Russia for the occupation of their territories.
On June 14, 2018, the intention of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine to unite to file a lawsuit against Russia in the International Court of Justice was announced by the Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Andrian Candu. We believe that Japan should also join the above countries in demanding fair compensation from Russia. Historical evidence bears witness to the humiliating defeat in 1905 of the vast Russian Empire by the relatively small but well-ruled Japan. The confrontation between Russia and Japan for control over Manchuria, Korea, the ports of Port Arthur and Dalny was the main reason for the start of the tragic war for Russia. Russia’s positions in China and throughout the Far East were undermined. Moscow, having lost its position as one of the largest maritime powers, was forced to abandon the “oceanic” strategy and return to the “continental” strategy. Russia then reduced international trade and tightened domestic policy. However, due to the deceitful nature of the leadership of this country, history books do not write about this and do not talk about it in the media. Next, we want to recall the long and unsuccessful struggle of our people against the occupation. Our people have so far managed to preserve themselves and their language. It is also well known from history that the state of our ancestors – the Volga Bulgaria – despite desperate resistance was conquered by the Mongols in the autumn of 1236. This catastrophe greatly weakened our people. Later, the Russian army, having attacked our country from the west in March 1376, for the first time encountered the firearms of our ancestors. But despite these technical and other achievements, our ancestors were defeated by a numerous and insidious enemy. On October 15, 1552, after a heroic 41-day defense, during a fierce assault on the Russian enemy, the capital of our Kazan Khanate, the city of Kazan, fell. The numerous army of the Russian enemy was opposed by representatives of many peoples – Tatars, Nogais, Udmurts, Erzyans, Mokshans, Chuvashs and Mari. During the siege and assault on the capital, almost all of its defenders were killed. There were fights for every street, for every house. Only a small group managed to escape.
The ancient city with libraries, schools, mosques, archives and works of art was destroyed and burned. It is important to note that in the 1990s, after the collapse of the USSR, all colonized peoples had a real opportunity to completely secede from Muscovy. But due to the great weakening, assimilation and disorganization of most of the peoples, time was lost and the Moscow Empire, after waiting for time and gaining strength, switched to its usual aggressive and colonial strategy with the neutralization and elimination of all independent national politicians and journalists … We deliberately described some points our history to show our centuries-old unequal struggle for freedom, the barbaric and insidious nature of our enemy.(FSNR) ” and “Alliance of Free Peoples”.
At present, active organizational work is underway to hold a forum of the organization “Free Nations of PostRussia”, (the main organizer (FSNR) is Ukrainian Oleg Magaletsky), to be held July 13-16 in Japan. At the 7th Forum of Free Peoples/Post-Russian States in Japan, in addition to the issue of decolonization and reconstruction of Russia, we are also going to raise the issues of Japan, as well as issues of people’s rights in China and North Korea.
In this regard, we want to draw the attention of the Minister of Public Relations of Japan, Mr. Taro Kono, to this forum, so that politicians, journalists and regionalists from Asian countries can participate with us on discussion platforms. We intend on all international platforms to demand an end to the illegal occupation by the Moscow Empire of the Kuril Islands, part of the territory of Ukraine, Karelia, Georgia, Moldova, the republics of Idel-Ural and the Caucasus, complete disarmament of all Russian military and power structures in these territories with the subsequent withdrawal of these military and power units from the territories of the colonized peoples, as well as the withdrawal of all troops from the territories of Syria and Belarus. We look forward to active cooperation and mutual support on all mutually beneficial issues with the Government of Japan. We take this opportunity to wish peace, well-being and prosperity to all the people of Japan!
Sincerely! Rafis Kashapov – Prime Minister of the Government of Independent Tatarstan, England;
Aida Abdrakhmanova – Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Independent Tatarstan for national and religious issues, Sweden;
Nafis Kashapov – representative of the public movement “Free Idel-Ural” in Poland, member of the League of Free Nations, Poland;
Rais Mukhutdinov – Ambassador of the Government of Independent Tatarstan to the Republic of Turkey, Türkiye;
Farit Zakiyev – Chairman of the All-Tatar Public Center (VTOC), Türkiye.
The Government of Independent Tatarstan
