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2,000 soldiers from the Russia-led military alliance supported the Kazakh regime during the protests. According to Russian sources, their mission has been accomplished. The Russian -led military alliance CSTO has begun withdrawing its troops from  Kazakhstan. The soldiers have completed their mission and are now preparing their military equipment for loading into transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force, said the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. The emergency services would then return to their bases. The alliance again handed over "socially important objects" to the Kazakh authorities. The airport in the economic metropolis of Almaty has also been reopened for national and international passenger traffic. As A Punishment, Venezuela And Iran Lose UN Voting Rights The authorities had restored control of the airport last week and used it to move military from Russia and other former Soviet republics. The state of emergency continued to apply in the city. Thanks to Vladimir Put...

Kassym-Schomart Tokayev was long considered the puppet of the old Kazakh dictator Nursultan Nazarbayev. Has the president used the crisis to consolidate his power? They were images of brute force that went around the world: burned-out cars, charred facades, shots and deaths. Scenes like from a war. But as quickly as the Kazakh crisis came , it seems to have ended again as quickly. At least this is the impression that Kazakh President Kassym-Schomart Tokayev wants to convey. "The black days," Tokayev said in a speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday, "are over." Behind him the light blue flag of Kazakhstan with the yellow sun, in front of him the MPs, listening motionlessly. Tokayev repeated the harsh rhetoric of the past few days, speaking of "bandits", "looters" and a "war of terror" that had been sparked against the country. But now the situation is under control again. The withdrawal of the Russian-led military alliance from Kazakh...

According to government sources, 167 people have died and 5,135 have been arrested since the riots began in Kazakhstan. At least 167 people have died in the unrest that is taking place this week in Kazakhstan, of which 103 have taken place in the economic capital Almaty, various media reported today, citing the health ministry. This balance, which has not been able to be verified independently, is on the rise. Authorities had so far reported 26 protesters and 16 members of the security forces dead, as well as more than 2,000 injured. In addition, 5,135 people have been arrested in the framework of 125 different investigations, the Interior Ministry has declared, quoted by the media. News From ALMATY Kazakhstan, a country of 19 million people rich in hydrocarbons, this week has been the scene of a series of unprecedented riots since its independence in 1989, which have caused dozens of deaths. The mobilization began last Sunday in the provinces due to the increase in the price of gas, a...

Karim Masimov, a close ally of the country's founding president Nursultan Nazarbayev, has been fired from his post as head of the KNB after protesters broke into government buildings in Almaty. The former head of the Kazakhstan intelligence agency has been detained on suspicion of high treason, this body said on Saturday, after being dismissed amid recent violent protests. The National Security Committee (KNB) has indicated in a statement that its former head Karim Masimov had been arrested on Thursday after an investigation for crimes of high treason began. NATO Is Also Preparing... "On January 6 of this year, the National Security Committee began a preliminary investigation for high treason," the statement said. "On the same day, on suspicion of committing this crime, the former director of the KNB KK Masimov was arrested and placed in a temporary detention center, along with others," he adds. Masimov, a close ally of the country's founding president Nursu...

According to President Kassym-Shomart Tokayev, the constitutional order in Kazakhstan has been restored. The government confirms civilian deaths for the first time. According to the Interior Ministry, 26 demonstrators were killed during the protests against the government in Kazakhstan. In addition, there were more than 3,000 arrests, reported the state broadcaster Khabar 24, citing the ministry. The authority therefore spoke of "armed criminals". Another 18 demonstrators were injured. State television had already spoken of dozens of "eliminated" people in the metropolis of Almaty on Thursday. That already suggested civilian deaths. The authorities had initially only confirmed the deaths of 18 security forces. Russia Has Arrived In Kazakhstan The Kazakh leadership stated that they were once again in control of the situation in the country. The constitutional order was "largely restored in all regions," said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. According to Kha...

The first soldiers of a peacekeeping force led by Russia have arrived in Kazakhstan. Meanwhile, the country has opened the first proceedings against demonstrators. Because of the violent protests in Kazakhstan, the first soldiers of a peacekeeping force led by Russia have arrived in the country. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced.  The Kazakh head of state Kassym-Shomart Tokayev had previously discussed a "terrorist threat" and requested military aid from the Russian-led military alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The "peacekeeping force" had been sent to Kazakhstan for a limited time "in order to stabilize and normalize the situation," said a statement from the CSTO. In addition to Russia and Kazakhstan, four other former Soviet republics are members of the military alliance. The alliance did not provide any information on the number of soldiers sent. Kazakhstan: Police and protesters clashed again The US government, me...