Putin proposed separating protesters and "attackers" on Kazakhstan

Participants of the protest against the increase in prices for liquefied gas

It is necessary to separate those people in Kazakhstan who advocated lowering prices for liquefied gas, and those who "attacked the state," Russian President Vladimir Putin said during an online CSTO summit. The event was broadcast by RBC.

“Those people who advocated the situation on the gas market are the same people and they have the same goals, while those who took up arms and attacked the state are completely different people and they have different goals,” Putin said. .

According to him, internal and external "destructive forces" decided to take advantage of the aggravated situation in the country. The head of Russia called the crisis in the republic an "unprecedented challenge to the security" of Kazakhstan.

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The first protests in Kazakhstan took place on January 2 in the west of the country, in the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau. The rallies began due to a sharp increase in prices for liquefied gas, which is the main fuel for passenger cars in the country. In the future, the protests took on a political character, spread to other cities and escalated into riots, which were accompanied by clashes with the security forces.