Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that the recent unrest in Kazakhstan was fuelled by 'bandits and terrorists' trained abroad, as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the country had quelled a coup d'etat. In a televised statement this morning, Putin alleged that 'well-organised and well-controlled groups of militants, apparently trained in terrorist camps abroad,' were involved in the unrest. Meanwhile, Tokayev said that 'order had been restored' after what he described as an 'attempted coup d'etat fuelled by terrorist aggression'. A view of the Almaty residence of Kazakhstan's president Tokayev. Russian President Vladimir Putin Tokayev's sentiments, labelling the unrest 'an attack on the country' and 'an act of aggression' masterminded from abroad.

Source: The Nation January 11, 2022 02:03 UTC