The oil rich central asian nation of kasekstan has spent 20 22 days in turmoil. In cosik stand it began with a sudden and steep increase in the cost of fuel, sparkingat deadly protest. This week heavy hitters from the united states and russian governments have been meeting in geneva to talk through theirre many differences on ukraine.
The speedy arrival of CSTO troops in Kazakhstan is unprecedented in the 30-year history of the Russia-backed regional security alliance.
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