Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

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Chaos and opportunism in Kazakhstan

In fact, it is hard to see how the presence of CSTO ‘peacekeepers’ could do anything other than inflame the situation and awaken anti-Russian and nationalist sentiment in Kazakhstan

A Kazakh law enforcement officer stands guard near a burnt truck while checking vehicles in a street following mass protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 8, 2022. Photo: Reuters

Kazakh president steps up purge of security agency after mass unrest

Kazakh law enforcement officers block a street during a protest triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

US seeks answers from Kazakhstan on need for Russian-led troops

Pope calls for dialogue, justice to end unrest in Kazakhsta

Pope calls for dialogue, justice to end unrest in Kazakhsta

Riot police block a street to prevent demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Kazakhstan's largest city and held protests in about a dozen other cities in the country. (AP Photo)

Kazakhstan says situation stabilised, president firmly in charge after unrest

Kazakhstan's army and police servicemen in protective masks line up at a checkpoint, set up to lock down Nur-Sultan to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan March 19, 2020. (Reuters)

Kazakhstan adds uncertainty to talks with Russia on Ukraine

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Tokayev announces national mourning in Kazakhstan on January 10

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, US January 7, 2022. Photo :Reuters

Russia reacts furiously to Blinken jibe over troops in Kazakhstan

Russian servicemen board a military aircraft heading to Kazakhstan, at an airfield outside Moscow, Russia January 6, 2022, in this still image taken from video. Russian paratroopers have been deployed to Kazakhstan as part of a peacekeeping force that includes troops from four other former Soviet republics. Photo :Reuters

US questions Russia-led peacekeeping troops in Kazakhstan

Karim Massimov, chairman of the National Security Council of Kazakhstan meets with Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China April 8, 2019. Photo :Reuters

Kazakhstan detains former national security chief on suspicion of treason

A car, which was damaged during the protests triggered by fuel price increase, is seen on a road in central Almaty, Kazakhstan January 7, 2022. Photo :Reuters

US approves voluntary departure of some consulate staff from Kazakhstan

An armoured personnel carrier is seen near the mayor's office during protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022. Photo :Reuters

From stability to turmoil - what's going on in Kazakhstan

Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 6, 2022. Photo :Reuters

West must stand up to Russia in Kazakhstan, opposition leader says