In her opinion, Russia will not act on two fronts.
“Putin lives in the symbolism of various anniversaries, anniversaries and victories, as it is called in Russia. These are classic symbols for him, so he wants to restore the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire in his heart and in reality. He overestimates his capabilities in this,” she noted Cramon-Taubadel.
She added that Putin saw the military weakness of the West after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
“Now everything depends not only on Russia. A lot depends on us, how we determine our readiness to defend our countries and countries like Ukraine,” the MEP stressed.
In the first days of January, Kazakhstan was engulfed in mass protests. The actions, which began as local rallies against the rise in prices for liquefied gas, acquired a national and political character. One of the demands of the protesters was the complete removal of ex-President Nursultan Nazarbayev from power. Soon protests escalated into riots and clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers.
January 5, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced a “terrorist threat” in Kazakhstan and asked for help from the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which, in addition to Kazakhstan, include Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Russia.
On the same day, at a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council, a decision was made send peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan. January 6 they “started to perform tasks” in this country. According to Tokayev as of January 10, CSTO forces were deployed in Kazakhstan in the amount of 2030 people and 250 pieces of equipment.
Tokayev said on January 11 that CSTO mission in Kazakhstan has been successfully completed, On January 13, the withdrawal of the contingent will begin. According to him, the process of withdrawing the contingent “will take no more than 10 days.”
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