Russian paratroopers arrive in Kazakhstan as unrest continues
by Shaun Walker and Naubet Bisenov in Aktobe province from World news | The Guardian on (#5TQ80)
Moscow-led peacekeeping' alliance enters country amid violent clashes between protesters, police and army
Russian paratroopers have arrived in Kazakhstan as part of a peacekeeping" mission by a Moscow-led military alliance to help the president regain control of the country, according to Russian news agencies.
Kazakhstan's president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, asked for the intervention from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) - an alliance made up of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - late on Wednesday and it was swiftly approved.
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