Russian-Backed Security Bloc Sends Troops to Kazakhstan After President Calls for Help

Russian-Backed Security Bloc Sends Troops to Kazakhstan After President Calls for Help
Protesters attend a rally in Almaty after energy price hikes, on Jan. 4, 2022. Abduaziz Madyarov/AFP via Getty Images
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The Russian-backed Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) has agreed to send in military forces to Kazakhstan to combat what has been called a “terrorist threat” after thousands of Kazakhs across the country continued to protest despite the resignation of the current sitting government.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called on the Russian-aligned bloc of former soviet countries for international support after demonstrators continued to protest the continuing dominance of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev over the country.

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