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. 01:23 Kazakhstan protests: demonstrators storm government buildings – videoState television reported on Thursday that the National Bank of Kazakhstan had suspended all financial institutions. Troops at the main square in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Russian MP Leonid Kalashnikov told Interfax the troops would stay “for as long as the president of Kazakhstan believes it necessary”. The protests have swelled amid broader discontent with Tokayev, president since 2019, and Nursultan Nazarbayev, the former leader.

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2022 21:51 UTC