Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in an extraordinary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council MOSCOW, Jan 9 The Kremlin press service has confirmed that Vladimir Putin will take part in a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council. «On January 10, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in an extraordinary session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,» the press release said. The talks will be held in the format of a video conference, the leaders of the member countries of the organization will discuss the situation in Kazakhstan at the request of the President of the Republic, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev. The organizer is Armenia. 
CSTO undergoes baptism of fire in Kazakhstan Against the background of unrest, Tokayev asked the allies in the CSTO for military assistance, they sent collective peacekeeping forces to the republic. They included military personnel from Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Russia, Belarus and Tajikistan. The actions of the united group are led by the commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov. Riots in Kazakhstan Mass protests in the republic began in the first days of 2022, the reason for the discontent of the inhabitants of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country was a twofold increase in the price of liquefied petroleum gas used for refueling cars. Subsequently, people took to the streets in other cities, there were several clashes with the security forces of the republic, there are victims 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 in Kazakhstan. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic reported that 16 security officials were killed, about six thousand people were detained. Until January 19, a state of emergency is in effect throughout Kazakhstan, the authorities are cleaning the squares from the instigators of the shares. 
