Bloody repression in Kazakhstan: President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev “no longer controls the country”

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Friday that order had been largely “restored” in the country following days of unprecedented unrest and riots. A contingent of Russian troops and other countries allied with Moscow arrived Thursday in Kazakhstan to support the power in place by protecting strategic buildings and supporting the police. For Michaël Levystone, Researcher at the Russia / New Independent States Center of IFRI, and guest of France 24, “We can clearly see Kazakhstan’s reflex to turn to the CSTO, to Russia when it really starts to get worse. “.

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