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| President of Kazakhstan asked for help in Russian |
| 2022-01-07 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Alexander Kots [KP] Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that his country was attacked by international terrorists The President of Kazakhstan spoke on national television for the third time in a day. And for the third time he did it in Russian, although the state language in the country is only Kazakh. Russian has the status of an official one, but in recent years Kazakhstan has followed the path of velvet de-Russification, reducing the Russian language in the field of education, document circulation and the service sector. Nevertheless, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev preferred to voice all his emergency calls on it. Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev: Real terrorists, bandits are rampaging at present in Alma-Ata and other cities. They are seizing infrastructure buildings and, most importantly, the premises where small arms are located, - Tokayev said at a meeting with members of the Security Council. - They are fighting with cadets of schools, currently there is a battle near Alma-Ata with an airborne unit of the Ministry of Defense. These terrorist gangs are, in fact, international, they have undergone serious training abroad and their attack on Kazakhstan should be viewed as an act of aggression. Relying on the Collective Security Treaty, today I turned to the heads of state of the CSTO with a request to assist in overcoming this terrorist threat. This is already undermining the integrity of the state and an attack on our citizens, who ask me, as the head of state, to urgently help them. I consider an appeal to the CSTO partners absolutely appropriate and timely. I think that the people of Kazakhstan will support this decision. Together we win. Tokayev is sure that the riot in the country was organized by international terrorists. According to the President of Kazakhstan, an airport, five aircraft, including foreign ones, have been seized in Almaty. The city was destroyed and vandalized, "residents were victims of terrorist attacks." Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev: This is a very difficult page in the history of our state. The main thing now is to protect the country and its citizens, - Tokayev emphasized. In addition to Kazakhstan, the Collective Security Treaty Organization includes Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Joint exercises of the CSTO collective forces are held regularly, but they have not had to carry out real combat missions to this day. It was no coincidence that the head of Kazakhstan emphasized that those who are called "protesters" are in fact international terrorists trained abroad. Because according to the CSTO charter, its members can provide military assistance only in case of external aggression. Thus, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev characterizes what is happening in the country not as internal political events, but as a large-scale invasion from outside. Even by the forces of the citizens of Kazakhstan. In theory, the CSTO forces can at least take control of potentially dangerous sections of the state's border, from where help can come to militants inside the country. And also block the restless cities. If necessary, the member states of the Organization are able to quickly transfer peacekeeping contingents to Kazakhstan, which will perform law enforcement functions, while local security forces will cleanse the cities from bandits and marauders. Most of these opportunities, of course, are in Russia, which has a wealth of peacekeeping experience. In addition, about 3.5 million Russians live in Kazakhstan, who also need protection these days. The subdivisions of Belarus, which itself in August 2022 almost became a victim of the color revolution, can also join Moscow. The help of other states can be symbolic. Kyrgyzstan, for example, she has already stated that she is ready to help her neighbors with everything she needs. Consultations in connection with the situation in Kazakhstan were announced. |
| Posted by:badanov |