MOSCOW, Jan 8 The dispatch of the CSTO peacekeepers to Kazakhstan took place on an absolutely legal basis, and the US reaction was offensive and boorish, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said earlier that the US is concerned about the events in Kazakhstan, but they believe that the republic can cope without assistance to the CSTO. Blinken, speaking about the role of the CSTO in resolving the situation, in particular, said the following phrase: «One lesson from past history — when Russians are in your house, it can be difficult to force them to leave.» The Russian Foreign Ministry, in response to Blinken's words, said that the secretary of state «joked in his usual boorish manner,» noting that «if Anthony Blinken loves history lessons so much, then let him mean the following: when Americans are in your house, it can be difficult to stay alive, not to be robbed or raped. «» A clear, absolutely legal reaction to the same legal treatment. The most important thing: the legally elected president of Kazakhstan … There were no questions how these (presidential elections in Kazakhstan) were held. Everyone recognized , worked, built relationships, there is no doubt — this is the legally elected president, the legitimate government, which turned to the organization in which it participates, with a request for help, «Zakharova said on the YouTube channel» Soloviev Live «. She added that Only after the facts with the development of the situation spoke about external threats, the Kazakh side initiated the procedures for contacting the CSTO. 
The ex-adviser to Nazarbayev assessed the role of the CSTO peacekeepers in Kazakhstan «Accordingly, this favorite thesis (of the West) that some kind of non-legal history is going on does not work either. Therefore, our Western partners mumble, present themselves in such an absolutely unprofessional disastrous light, contradict each other . I have the impression (that) from complete powerlessness, they also insult. This boorish insult from Blinken demonstrates the absence of arguments and a complete failure in terms of developing a political position on this issue, «Zakharova noted. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the first days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a twofold increase in prices for liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital and the largest city of the republic: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. In response, the authorities declared a state of emergency across the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, about 1,000 people were injured during the protests in Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 18 security officials were killed. On the morning of January 5, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the Security Council. At the first meeting of the Security Council under his leadership, Tokayev described the situation in Kazakhstan as undermining the integrity of the state and said that he had asked the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. On January 7, Tokayev announced that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continued to resist, and promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. In addition, the President noted that all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, were heard. Earlier, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas informed the UN, OSCE and SCO about the peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan. Follow the situation in Kazakhstan in the online report & gt; & gt; 
The Foreign Ministry called Blinken's statement on the role of Russia in Kazakhstan childish
