Russian-led troops begin withdrawing from Kazakhstan

(VOVWORLD) - More than 2,000 Russian-led troops began withdrawing from Kazakhstan after being deployed when peaceful protests over an energy price hike turned into violence claiming dozens of lives. 
Russian-led troops begin withdrawing from Kazakhstan - ảnh 1Russian troops board a military cargo plane to depart to Kazakhstan as part of a peacekeeping mission organized by the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on January 6, 2022 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

The decision to dispatch peacekeepers was a first for the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO).

The peacekeeping operation is over and the tasks have been fulfilled, said Russian General Andrei Serdyukov, commander of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces in Kazakhstan.

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