Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov: events in Kazakhstan are taking place after the American flight from Afghanistan and the rapid development of extremist movements in the region
Washington. January 10th. INTERFAX - Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said that the CSTO peacekeeping contingent in Kazakhstan during the first hours of its work demonstrated effectiveness and focus on restoring peace and constitutional order in the country.
"The first hours of work of the CSTO peacekeeping contingent demonstrate its effectiveness, focus on restoring peace and constitutional order. All decisions on sending collective forces to Kazakhstan were made on the basis of the CSTO charter documents and at the request of the legitimate President of the country K.-Zh. Tokayev. Today, all democratic forces in the world need to help the Government of Kazakhstan recover from the current shock, and not try to further undermine the situation," Antonov said in response to a question from the media.
Antonov stressed that Kazakhstan was under attack by radicals who profess a misanthropic ideology. Thousands of jihadists and looters have tried to undermine the constitutional order, use weapons against civilians, and cause damage to public and private property.
"I note that all this is happening after the American flight from Afghanistan and the rapid development of extremist ideas and trends in the region against this background," the ambassador said.
He also noted that "The practice of appeasing bandits who attack law enforcement officers, medical workers, firefighters is unacceptable for us." "What can you talk about with people beheading policemen?! Any negotiations with terrorists only encourage them to commit even more serious crimes. I am sure that the State Department understands this perfectly well, but they do not want to abandon double standards," the ambassador said.
