How Putin prepared elite troops for Ukraine
A deadly crackdown on an uprising in Kazakhstan in January held lessons for the invasion of Ukraine the following month.
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Russia’s hold over its neighbours keeps deepening
Vladimir Putin’s backing for the Kazakh government carries risks for Russia’s standing in the region.
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Russia intervenes in Kazakhstan to prop up President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
The Moscow-based CSTO military alliance has, for the first time, deployed troops in an attempt to stop Kazakh protests.
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