Arrival of Russian units from the CSTO peacekeeping forces in Kazakhstan. Screenshot of the video WASHINGTON, Jan 6 The United States is monitoring the entry of CSTO peacekeepers into Kazakhstan and does not yet know whether their invitation was legitimate, White House spokesman Jen Psaki said at a briefing on Thursday. request and how legitimate it is or not. We do not know this now, «Psaki said. Against the background of continuing protests in Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appealed to the CSTO for help» in overcoming the terrorist threat. » On the same night, the CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan «for a limited period in order to stabilize and normalize the situation in the country.» CSTO forces and law enforcement agencies to fulfill obligations to respect internationally recognized human rights to achieve a peaceful resolution of the situation. «
18 security officials were killed during the riots in Kazakhstan She reiterated that earlier on Thursday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a telephone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tleuberdi, calling for «a peaceful resolution of the crisis with respect for human rights.» He announced the United States' support for «constitutional institutions and media freedoms» in Kazakhstan. Psaki added that Blinken, among other things, called for the restoration of internet access in the country. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the early days of 2022. Then the residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a two-fold increase in prices for liquefied gas, then the protests spread to other cities. In Alma-Ata, on January 4 and 5, clashes with security officials took place, the police used gas and stun grenades. Throughout Kazakhstan, the Internet was turned off, and the broadcasting of a number of TV channels was temporarily stopped. Until January 19, a state of emergency was introduced throughout Kazakhstan. On the morning of January 5, President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the Security Council CSTO «in overcoming the terrorist threat.»
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