Russian Ambassador to the USA Antonov WASHINGTON, Jan 8 Moscow believes that events in Kazakhstan are inspired from the outside, and hopes that no one will dispute the country's right to seek help from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), said Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. Washington has previously expressed doubts about the legitimacy of the request. the authorities of Kazakhstan on the introduction of the CSTO peacekeeping contingent, which includes Russian military personnel. «Russia believes that the violent events provoked from the outside in a friendly country are aimed at undermining its security and integrity. We will contribute to efforts to restore normal life in Kazakhstan,» the commentary Antonov on the embassy's Facebook page. The diplomat expressed hope that no one would dispute the right of the Kazakh authorities to apply Article 4 of the CSTO charter. «It was used to ensure law and order in the union republic,» he stressed. The Canadian ex-diplomat announced the signs of a «color revolution» in Kazakhstan According to Article 4, if one of the CSTO member states is attacked by any state or group of states, it will be considered aggression against all participating states that provide it » assistance, including military assistance, as well as support with the means at their disposal in order to exercise the right to collective defense. «US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Friday that» it can be difficult to get the Russians to leave when they are in your house. » The Russian Foreign Ministry responded by saying that «when Americans are in your house, it can be difficult to stay alive, not to be robbed or raped.» >The Foreign Ministry called Blinken's statement on the role of the CSTO in Kazakhstan rudeness Riots in Kazakhstan Mass protests in the republic began in the first days of 2022, the reason for the discontent of the residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country was a twofold increase in prices for liquefied petroleum gas used for refueling cars. Subsequently, people took to the streets in other cities, there were several clashes with the Kazakh security forces, there are casualties from all sides. The participants in the events, whom the authorities call militants or terrorists, made several attempts to storm administrative buildings and police departments, they were repulsed. According to the UN, about a thousand people were injured during the protests. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic reported that 18 security officials were killed. Tokayev dismissed the government and ordered the introduction of regulation of selling prices for fuel, but the unrest continued. He also headed the Security Council, at the first meeting of which he called the situation in Kazakhstan «undermining the integrity of the state» and said that he asked for help from the CSTO. On Friday, the President of Kazakhstan said that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continued to resist. He promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. The authorities heard all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, he added.
