The advanced group of the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO) is already in Kazakhstan and has begun work. About this General CSTO Stanislav reported RIA Novosti.
“The advanced group of the Russian part of the peacekeeping contingent is already in Kazakhstan and has begun to fulfill the tasks,” said. According to the CSTO Secretary General, the transfer of servicemen of other Member States of the organization continues.
On January 2, protests began in Kazakhstani cities due to the increase in gas prices for cars from 60 to 120 tenge. Later, they turned into disorders with the requirements of the first president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev from politics, holding new elections and the dissolution of parliament. The most significant collisions occurred in the former capital of Alma-Ata.