With his government under siege, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan’s president, turned to Russia’s Vladimir V. Putin for support. The choice could realign Central Asia’s politics.
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Kazakhstan Arrests Karim Masimov, Ex-Intelligence Chief, on Suspicion of Treason
The president had dismissed the intelligence chief, Karim Masimov, this week amid violence that may be tied, at least in part, to political infighting.
Kazakhstan Arrests Karim Masimov, Ex-Intelligence Chief, on Suspicion of Treason
The president had dismissed the intelligence chief, Karim Masimov, this week amid violence that may be tied, at least in part, to political infighting.
In Kazakhstan’s Street Battles, Signs of Elites Fighting Each Other
The reasons for the bloody crisis in Central Asia remain murky, but experts say popular discontent could mask an old-fashioned power struggle within the ruling faction.
In Kazakhstan, Putin Again Seizes on Unrest to Try to Expand Influence
But a series of revolts against a pro-Russian strongman could also plant the seeds of rebellion at home, analysts say.
After dozens are reported dead in Kazakhstan, troops from a Russian alliance begin to deploy.
A revolt sparked by anger over a surge in fuel prices is convulsing the Central Asian nation on Russia’s doorstep. As protests turned deadly, troops from a Russian-led military alliance began arriving in the country.
Dozens Reported Dead in Kazakhstan, as Russian Alliance Sends Troops
A revolt inspired by anger over a surge in fuel prices has since spread across the country. A Russia-led military alliance has sent troops to help quell the violence in what it described as a temporary peacekeeping effort.
Russia-Allied Forces to Intervene as Unrest Sweeps Kazakhstan
The Kazakh president requested the peacekeeping troops as an uprising, sparked by a gas price increase in the resource-rich Central Asian nation, headed toward a fifth day.
Bored Russians Posted Silly Art Parodies. The World Has Joined In.
Frozen dumplings as skulls and A/C ducts as fashion accessories. A Facebook group for art re-enactors has gained 540,000 followers across the locked-down globe.
Kazakhstan Plane Crash Kills at Least 12 People
The crash in Almaty, the latest to befall a former Soviet republic, highlighted the region’s checkered air safety history. Dozens of passengers were injured, but others survived unharmed.