Burnt-out city administration building in Almaty WASHINGTON, Jan 8 The riots that swept across Kazakhstan have classic signs of a «color revolution» planned and managed from the West, according to retired Canadian diplomat Patrick Armstrong. for fuel, acquired political slogans, escalated into bloody pogroms and armed clashes with government troops. «Obviously, there are basic reasons that induce people to protest. However, the organizers of the» color revolution «take this protest and direct it. What do we see in Kazakhstan? The unexpected appearance of armed groups, a leader sitting outside the country, the usual set of Western NGOs working for a number of years, demands that include geopolitical distance from Russia, «Armstrong told RIA Novosti. -American Security Consultations. «Someone's attempt to undermine the negotiations?» Armstrong asked. The United States has already announced that the events in Kazakhstan did not affect the plan of upcoming contacts, which will be held next week in Geneva, Brussels and Vienna. Former consultant to the American Agency for International Development (USAID) Paolo von Schirach, in an interview with RIA Novosti, did not agree with the opinion that the events in Kazakhstan represent an attempted coup or an organized uprising. «The truth is that this is a spontaneous demonstration of the hungry and the angry. Kazakhstan is a potentially rich country with significant reserves of oil, gas, minerals,» he said. 
China has opposed incitement to the «color revolution» in Kazakhstan According to the International Center for Non-Profit Law, almost 38,000 civil society organizations operate in Kazakhstan, most of which receive funding from the United States and European countries. The country is represented, in particular, by USAID, the American Bar Association (ABA), the National Endowment for Democracy NED, the government-sponsored nonprofit research institute Freedom House. The State Department's Bureau of Human Rights and Labor in March 2021 on its website announced its intention to distribute in the form of $ 750,000 grants for organizations interested in developing «responsive governance» in Kazakhstan. Applications were accepted until the end of May last year, and a number of grants were reportedly distributed in 2020 through the independent non-profit National Endowment for Democracy. Tens of thousands of dollars in grants for «promoting the idea of protecting freedom of assembly», «informing citizens of Kazakhstan about their rights», «promoting democratic values among youth» totaled more than $ 1 million, while $ 41,000 was allocated for increasing the ability of activists in the republic to formulate government policy and promote public discussion of issues. The organization did not respond to RIA Novosti's request for data for 2021. USAID also states its goals to support civil society in Kazakhstan. As stated on the organization's website, «limited government accountability weakens democratic institutions in the republic,» and the agency creates a democratic culture by encouraging the protection of human rights. 
Tokayev said there were at least six waves of terrorist attacks in Almaty
