A soldier from the Russian contingent of the CSTO peacekeeping forces in the office of Kazakhtelecom JSC in Almaty. Archive photoMINSK, January 15 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the deployment of the peacekeeping mission of the CSTO countries to Kazakhstan did not allow a color revolution to flare up there. «The success of your mission can be regarded as the emergence of an effective mechanism to combat the so-called colored revolutions,» Lukashenka said on Saturday at a meeting with the Belarusian peacekeeping contingent, which completed its mission in Kazakhstan. His words are quoted by the official website of the President of Belarus.Khrenin thanked the Belarusian peacekeepers who returned from KazakhstanAccording to him, the measures taken through the CSTO, the introduction of peacekeeping forces made it possible to save Kazakhstan from the development of the situation according to the most negative scenario, did not allow another color revolution to flare up. state, ensured the stabilization of the situation and the restoration of constitutional order in the country. Our common efforts not only cooled the ardor of terrorists and extremists controlled from outside, but also showed the whole world the close allied ties, the capacity and potential of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,» the Belarusian president stressed. The head of state noted that the operation in Kazakhstan was the first time that the CSTO peacekeeping forces were actually involved in ensuring the security, stability and integrity of one of the member states. «You honorably completed the tasks of ensuring the security of the most important states military and military facilities of Kazakhstan, have made a significant contribution to the stabilization of the situation in the country. Today, the servicemen of Belarus and Russia look up to you. Families and the entire Belarusian people are proud of you,» Lukashenka addressed the servicemen. «Fighting against us is expensive, very costly, millions of people will die. But to turn it over from the inside and achieve the same goals — they (external forces — ed.) are professionals,» Lukashenko said. According to him, the organizers of the color revolutions «the first bummer occurred in Belarus» during the protests after the presidential elections in 2020. » They modernized, improved this operation, the so-called color revolution, starting with a rebellion, and decided to apply it in Kazakhstan. And it didn't work out there. This means that an antidote (to color revolutions — ed.) has been found,» Lukashenka stated. Lukashenka thanked the Belarusian peacekeepers for their service and exemplary performance of the assigned tasks, and also spoke about his experiences. «I prayed to God that you all come back from there not just alive but healthy. And I'm happy that this operation ended just like that. This is the greatest happiness for me as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces when you send your children into the unknown and they return alive and healthy,» he said. Lukashenka said that terrorists in Kazakhstan were promised thousands of dollars for the heads of the Belarusian and Russian military, yes and the fugitive (Belarusian — ed.) opposition dreamed of seeing victims among the peacekeepers. And for that I am grateful to you and your commanders. Every day, morning and evening, I simply interrogated the Minister of Defense about the state of health of our servicemen. You did an excellent job, as it should be for us, real men. You have chosen such a profession, and time has chosen us, and there is no getting away from it,» the Belarusian president added.Lukashenko spoke about the development of the CSTO operation in Kazakhstan 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 throughout the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, during the protests in Kazakhstan, about 1,000 people were injured. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 17 Kazakh security officials were killed, more than 1.3 thousand were injured. On the morning of January 5, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart 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 for help from the CSTO «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 said that the terrorists, including those who had 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. On Thursday, January 13, the successful completion of the CSTO mission was announced, now the peacekeepers are returning from Kazakhstan.
Lukashenko spoke about the terrorist groups that attacked Kazakhstan
