Tag: CSTO

Kazakh President Declares Country Has Been Attacked by at Least 20,000 Terrorists

Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayevl has said that at least 20,000 terrorists launched a planned operation against his country as government forces continue to engage in an anti-terrorist operation against what has been termed national and foreign “bandits” with the aid of Russian backed forces. Tokayev said in an address on national television that he had…


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

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…