NOVO-OGAREVO, Jan 10 The CSTO has actually shown its potential, the ability to act quickly, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. «Our organization has actually shown its potential, the ability to act quickly, decisively and effectively. Each of the allies contributed to the fulfillment of the assigned tasks as part of the CSTO military group,» Putin said, speaking at an extraordinary CSTO summit. 
Tokayev called the events in Kazakhstan a turning point in the development of the CSTO «This indicates that the long-term painstaking work carried out within the framework of the CSTO to form an integral security system of the participating states, including, of course, the collective peacekeeping forces of the CSTO, is yielding results,» the Russian president added Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the early 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, 17 Kazakhstani security officials were killed, more than 1.3 thousand were injured. 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. 
Tokayev noted the importance of moral support from the CSTO
