The Republic of Armenia chaired the videoconference meeting, which was devoted to the situation in Kazakhstan and measures to normalise it.
Taking part in the meeting were Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and
Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation Stanislav Zas.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin:
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Regarding the developments in Kazakhstan, all of us know that President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appealed to the member states of the
Collective Security Treaty Organisation for assistance, because his country, a fraternal country and a CSTO member state, came across an unprecedented
challenge to its security, integrity and sovereignty.
We know that the current threat to Kazakhstan’s statehood is not rooted in the spontaneous protests over fuel prices but in the fact that
destructive internal and external forces made use of this situation. The people who protested over the situation on the fuel market and their goals
are different from the people who took up arms to attack the state and their goals.
Actively used were ‘Maidan’ technologies of armed and information support for the protests. There were organised and controlled groups of
fighters, as President Tokayev has pointed out just now, including people who had apparently received training in terrorist camps abroad, and their
attack on Kazakhstan, as President Tokayev has noted – and it was essentially an attack on the country, on Kazakhstan – amounts to an act of
aggression. I fully agree with him in this regard.
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We coordinated our joint steps to help the brotherly people of Kazakhstan in the swiftest possible manner, fully engaging the CSTO mechanism. The CSTO
Collective Peacekeeping Forces have been sent to Kazakhstan. I would like to note that it will stay there for a limited period, as long as the
President of Kazakhstan, the head of state, decides. Make no mistake, once it fulfils its mission, the entire force will leave the territory of
Kazakhstan. We have succeeded in completing the deployment of this force within quite a short period of time.
We view our joint actions as extremely timely and absolutely legitimate. The CSTO forces arrived in Kazakhstan following a formal request from the
republic’s leadership and strictly in keeping with Article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty of 1992. Under this article, in the event of
aggression against any of the member states, all other countries shall immediately provide the affected member state, at its request, the necessary
assistance and support, including military assistance. We have been witnessing an international terrorist aggression. Where did these armed groups
come from? It is obvious that they were trained in foreign camps and acquired combat experience in hotspots around the world.
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This shows that the CSTO’s long-term work, I would like to stress that it is truly long-term and painstaking work to establish an integral security
system for member states, including, of course, the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces – this work is producing results. Colleagues, it is very
important that our countries’ service personnel train under common programmes, and that they are issued standard or compatible weapons, equipment
and communications systems.
We streamlined the deployment of peacekeepers during joint regular exercises. This was done for example during the CSTO’s recent Indestructible
Brotherhood exercise, organised with due account of Russian service personnel’s combat experience in Syria. The exercise highlighted the impressive
combat training levels, professionalism and cohesion of our service personnel and their ability to quickly accomplish counter-terrorism tasks and to
protect the civilian population. It was precisely these purposeful joint combat training activities of CSTO countries’ forces that made it possible
to promptly deploy peacekeepers to Kazakhstan and to ensure their most effective performance.
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The peacekeeping contingent immediately took over key infrastructure facilities, and is ensuring that the Kazakhstani authorities alone have control
over them. In turn, Kazakhstani law enforcement and security agencies directly conduct counter-terrorism and combat operations, they protect civilians
and exercise policing functions whenever necessary. In effect, our service personnel have replaced them at local infrastructure facilities, allowing
the President of Kazakhstan to make effective use of national forces and resources in order to reestablish law and order in the country.
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Of course, we understand that the events in Kazakhstan are not the first and certainly not the last attempt to interfere in the domestic affairs of
our states from outside. I agree with the President of Belarus on this. The measures taken by the CSTO clearly show that we will not allow anyone to
stir up trouble at home and will not permit the realisation of another so-called colour revolution scenario.
Everybody knows that by means of the internet and social media, attempts are still being made to involve our citizens in protests that will then be
followed by terrorist attacks, as was clearly and precisely described by the President of Kazakhstan when he recalled the timeline of the events. This
timeline is clear; we have all witnessed these developments. Moreover, the latest developments in Kazakhstan confirm that certain forces are not above
using the online space and social media to recruit extremists and terrorists and to create sleeper cells of militants.
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Translation: you sheep are so easy to fool! we set up this entire situation so we could appear to come in and be your saviors. Our puppets have done
well to earn your trust that you live in independent countries.
A very interesting type of prism is installed in your head.
I am looking forward to a new translation.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hold bilateral talks with President of the European Council Charles Michel
January 10, 2022
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The President characterized the tragic events an unprecedented act of aggression and assault on our statehood. He added that the violent actions of
terrorists caused numerous casualties among law enforcement officers and civilians, about 1,300 businesses were damaged, more than 100 trade centers,
banks were attacked, about 500 police cars were burned. According to President Tokayev, the preliminary economic damage to the country may amount up
to US$ 2-3 billion.
“I have no doubt that it was a terrorist attack. A well-organized and prepared act of aggression against Kazakhstan with the participation of
foreign militants. They are mostly from Central Asian countries, including Afghanistan. There were also militants from the Middle East. The goal was
to form a zone of controlled chaos in Kazakhstan forward by forceful seizure of power. That is why, the counter terrorism operation has been launched
in Kazakhstan,” the Head of State said.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gave a clear explanation about the deployment of the CSTO peacekeeping forces on Kazakhstan’s territory.
“I would like to emphasize that they do not take part in military operations. Their main task is to ensure the protection of strategic facilities
in Almaty and the capital of Kazakhstan. This allowed the Kazakh law enforcement agencies to carry out actions to counter terrorists. The peacekeeping
forces were deployed in accordance with articles 2 and 4 of the CSTO Collective Security Treaty, and they will remain until the situation is fully
stabilized,” the President of Kazakhstan said.
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Southfront is an excellent source, thank you. Al Qaeda and ISIS have both been found operating the Southern reaches of Kazakhstan. This follows a
well-trod pattern we've watched for over a decade.
I think you're confusing western media with American media from my original comment.
I don't consume much of the major outlets here, so I wouldn't know what they're covering.
But there have been several European countries who have had significant protests and let's not forget our cousins in Australia.
But this is all besides the point. I was curious about about Kazakhstan, and sources on the claim vaccine related policy finally challenged autocracy
that has existed since the fall of the soviet union.
No, I'm not. Mainstream media is simply the term used to describe corporatized media world wide which is all controlled by the same cabal.
Protection of Almaty airport by the Russian peacekeeping contingent of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO
January 10, 2022
Military personnel around the clock are serving at posts and observation towers, patrolling the territory and perimeter of the airport on BTR as part
of groups, and also exercise control in the area of the international airport using unmanned aerial vehicle crews.
Also, Russian military personnel, together with colleagues from Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, perform tasks to protect thermal power
plants, bakeries, television centers, and water supply enterprises.
To control the situation in the areas where tasks are performed, the units of the CSTO collective peacekeeping forces organized aerial reconnaissance
with unmanned aircraft systems.
Fulfillment of tasks by units of the CSTO collective peacekeeping forces for the protection of important facilities of the Republic of
Kazakhstan
January 12, 2022
Over the past 24 hours, units of the CSTO collective peacekeeping forces have taken under protection five important socially significant objects.
CSTO peacekeepers protect airfields, bakeries, thermal power plants, television centers, water pumping stations, military warehouses, arsenals and
other important state, military and socially significant facilities, including those taken under protection of Combined Heat and Power Plant-1,
CHPP-2, CHPP-3, Alma-Ata Bread-Baking Plant, City Water Utility "Druzhba", three telecommunications centers "Almaty-telecom".
To control the situation in the areas where tasks are performed by the units of the CSTO collective peacekeeping forces, units of unmanned aerial
vehicles are involved. Monitoring of the situation by unmanned aerial vehicles is carried out around the clock in four areas of aerial reconnaissance,
the results of which are received in real time by mobile command posts.
Protection of Combined Heat and Power Plant-3 and the water utility by the CSTO peacekeeping forces in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had telephone conversations with the leaders of the CSTO member states
January 13, 2022
The Head of State had telephone talks with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, President Alexander
Lukashenko of Belarus, President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan and President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev informed his CSTO colleagues about the withdrawal of the peacekeeping contingent from our country that kicked off today on
January 13, and expressed gratitude to them for their support at the time of the terrorist attack on Kazakhstan.
President Tokayev stressed that the short-term stay of the collective peacekeeping forces in Kazakhstan demonstrated CSTO’s relevance and
effectiveness as a reputable international organization.
The President had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
January 13, 2022 15:50 The Kremlin, Moscow
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Today we held a meeting of the CSTO Council of Defence Ministers where we reviewed a plan and made a decision to transfer various facilities for
protection by Kazakhstan’s security agencies. It was impossible to do this before because our goal was different in the first days – to release
those agencies from protecting the facilities. The quick pace of this operation allowed us to release about 1,600 security officers to fight the
criminals who brought chaos to the republic.
I would like to repeat that as of today, everything is under control, and our coordination is excellent. We endorsed a plan for the step by step
withdrawal and transfer of these facilities for protection to Kazakhstan.
We will begin our withdrawal today. Tomorrow, we will airlift the forces of all our colleagues – Armenia, Tajikistan and Belarus – with 14
aircraft. Our Kyrgyz partners will withdraw on their own since they are close. In the next five days, as we will be transferring the facilities, we
plan to withdraw the remaining peacekeeping forces and complete everything on January 19.
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CSTO Peacekeepers Having Completed Their Mission In Kazakhstan Return Home
January 13, 2022
The first Russian units of the CSTO peacekeeping contingent took off from Almaty airport
January 13, 2022
Return of Russian peacekeepers to the permanent deployment point in Ivanovo
Completion of the withdrawal of CSTO peacekeepers from Kazakhstan
January 19, 2022
All Russian peacekeepers arrive home from Kazakhstan
19.01.2022 (15:30)
All peacekeepers, military equipment and weapons from the contingent of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO, which performed tasks of
protecting socially significant facilities in the Republic of Kazakhstan, returned home.
Last four aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces landed at the Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow. Command of the
Russian peacekeeping contingent headed by Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov also arrived.
Earlier, peacekeeping contingents of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, and the Republic of Tajikistan returned home by planes of the
military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces. Peacekeepers from the Kyrgyz Republic returned home, having marched as part of a column
with standard equipment and weapons.
In total, from January 6 to January 19, 2022, 212 flights were made by aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces to
transfer the peacekeeping contingent and return home.
More than 20 flights of military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces transported over 2.2 thousand Russian and foreign citizens to the
Russian Federation from the Republic of Kazakhstan.