Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation MOSCOW, January 13 Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan Vladimir Putin and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev discussed issues related to the beginning of the withdrawal of the contingents of the CSTO member states from Kazakhstan, the Kremlin press service reported. «President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,» the statement says. 
Four foreigners were detained in Kazakhstan in connection with the riots. «Issues related to the start of the coordinated withdrawal of the contingents of the CSTO member states from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan were discussed.» The President of Kazakhstan also expressed special gratitude for the help and support of Russia. informed about the measures to finally restore order in the country, taking into account the effective actions of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO. 
The Kremlin noted the role of the CSTO in resolving the situation 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 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. 
Peskov commented on the criticism of the Minister of Information of Kazakhstan
