MOSCOW, Jan 5 Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Dmitry Novikov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) told RIA Novosti that the accumulated socio-economic problems have led to protests in Kazakhstan, they can be used by the West. what was latent flared up today, «he said. According to him, similar processes were previously noticeable in Kyrgyzstan, where the power changed as a result of protests.» It is not necessary that this will lead to similar results, «Novikov noted. He also recalled about the movement of «yellow vests» in France, which did not subside for a long time, while, according to him, the socio-economic situation in Kazakhstan is worse. He stated that the right-wing forces in Ukraine took advantage of a similar situation in 2014. «A revision of socio-economic policies in most CIS countries is required,» Novikov believes. 
Kazakhstan is set on fire with the help of liquefied gas According to him, there are a number of foreign NGOs operating in Kazakhstan that influence the situation. XXI century, «he said, noting that the West can also use the situation for its own purposes.» Problems accumulated in Kazakhstan and other CIS countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union. social inequality typical for the whole world, including China, Vietnam and several other states, «added the Russian MP. 
The President of Kazakhstan urged the people of the country not to succumb to provocations According to him, social studies, including those of the University of Oxford, point to the split between the rich and the poor as one of the threats to the modern world. Kazakhstan is no exception here, the MP said. In the early days of 2022, residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in Mangistau Oblast (an oil-producing region in western Kazakhstan) protested against a two-fold increase in prices for liquefied petroleum gas. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed to form a government commission to consider the situation. On January 4, she announced that she was ready to fulfill the main demand of the protesters and reduce the gas price. 
The protests pose a threat to the authorities of Kazakhstan, the expert said. However, the protests did not subside, but spread to other cities. In Alma-Ata, the largest city of Kazakhstan, on the evening of January 4 and on the night of January 5, protesters clashed with the security forces, the police used gas and stun grenades. Tokayev urged people to show prudence and not succumb to provocations from inside and outside. He noted that calls to attack civilian and military offices are illegal. According to him, «the power will not fall,» but the country «does not need a conflict, but mutual trust and dialogue.» Later, the president introduced a state of emergency in the Mangistau region and Alma-Ata until January 19. It provides for a curfew from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm; prohibition of mass events and strikes; a ban on the sale of weapons, ammunition and alcohol; confiscation of weapons and ammunition from people; strengthening the protection of especially important facilities. Also, entry and exit from Almaty is restricted, document checks, searches of people and vehicles are prescribed. Protest actions in Kazakhstan. Online Reporting & gt; & gt; 
«Prices are rising, people are tired.» Because of what pogroms in Kazakhstan
