Building of the State Duma of the Russian Federation MOSCOW, Jan 10 The State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption intends to intensify work to establish uniform approaches in legislation in terms of countering external threats to Russia and other CSTO member states in connection with the terrorist attack in Kazakhstan, said the head of the committee Vasily Piskarev. the terrorist attack by external forces, which Kazakhstan has undergone, we intend to intensify the work to establish uniform approaches in legislation in terms of countering threats to the security of our countries, «Piskarev said, quoted by his press service. In Belarus, they called Blinken's statement about Kazakhstan ridiculous. corruption has extensive information about the facts and technologies of foreign interference in our internal affairs. We state that similar technologies are used against our neighbors — other CSTO member states, «Piskarev added.
The Kremlin explained what helped suppress terrorists in Kazakhstan 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 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. about Kazakhstan
