After rising fuel prices triggered a wave of public outrage, Russia and its allies sent troops to help quell the protests in Kazakhstan, which posed the greatest threat to the leadership of Central Asian countries in decades.
Police said on Thursday that dozens of anti-government protesters were killed by security forces after President Kassim-Zomaart Tokayev ordered them to suppress demonstrations that have attracted thousands of people. The bank is closed that day. Tokayev imposed a state of emergency across the country, and Internet access in most areas of the country was cut off.
This intervention marks the second major step taken by the Kremlin in years to support allies facing turmoil. In 2020, President Vladimir Putin came forward to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in suppressing popular protests, which caused sanctions by the United States and its allies.
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