Washington considers this possible, provided similar steps are taken by the Russian Federation

The US administration is ready to discuss the possibility of reducing the military presence in eastern Europe in the upcoming consultations with the Russian Federation, provided that Russia is also ready for such measures, NBC News reports, citing sources familiar with the American position.

He believes that when Russia "comes to your home", then it is often difficult to get her to leave

The United States is seeking to clarify why the Kazakh authorities have asked for the help of the CSTO to suppress the unrest, the head of the State Department Anthony Blinken said on Friday.

The US State Department hopes to receive a reasoned response from the Kazakh authorities to what caused the need for the CSTO peacekeeping contingent to enter the country after reports of interference in the events of external forces.

The regional Anti-terrorist structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO RATS) is ready to help Kazakhstan if requested by the competent authorities of the republic. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the statement of the structure.

Hotbeds of terrorist attacks remain, the fight against terrorism will continue

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that the situation in the country is stabilizing, but the hotbeds of terrorist attacks remain, the resolute fight against terrorism will continue, the press service of the Kazakh leader reported on Saturday.

The Armenian Defense Ministry confirmed the departure of one hundred peacekeepers to Kazakhstan through the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov signed a decree on sending a Kyrgyz military contingent to Kazakhstan to participate in peacekeeping activities within the framework of the CSTO, the press service of the head of state reported on Friday.

The President instructed to pay special attention to the restoration of the infrastructure affected by terrorist attacks

The performance of security functions by the CSTO forces in Nur-Sultan allowed to release part of the forces of the Kazakh law enforcement agencies and relocate them to Almaty, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

The CSTO peacekeepers will remain in Kazakhstan until the situation is fully stabilized, said the commander of the Russian Airborne Troops, Colonel-General Andrei Serdyukov, who leads the contingent of CSTO peacekeepers in Kazakhstan.

On Sunday, the Secretary General of the CSTO Stanislav Zas spoke by phone with the commander of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov. This was reported in the press service of the Organization.

Today, under the general leadership of the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, a working meeting was held with the participation of representatives of the general staffs of the armed forces of the CSTO member states. By video conference, the participants noted the main thing that the transfer of units of the CSTO peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan was carried out in the shortest possible time. Special words of gratitude were addressed to the Russian Aerospace Forces.

In accordance with the decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council, the peacekeeping forces have completed deployment on the territory of Kazakhstan. This was stated on Sunday at a joint briefing in Alma-Ata by the commander of the collective peacekeeping forces of the CSTO in Kazakhstan, Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov.

Armenia has decided to participate in the CSTO peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan to demonstrate the work of the Organization's mechanisms in crisis situations, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan said.

The commander of the Airborne Troops of Russia, Andrei Serdyukov, will lead the contingent of CSTO peacekeepers in Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The CSTO peacekeeping mission, which arrived in Kazakhstan on a temporary basis, will not participate in the elimination of militants, the task of the contingent is to cover and protect, first deputy head of the presidential administration of the republic Dauren Abayev said.

About 2.5 thousand CSTO peacekeepers will be in Kazakhstan on a temporary basis, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic Shukhrat Nuryshev said.

Some groups of protesters acted professionally, snipers were among them, First Deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan Dauren Abayev said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council on January 10, where they will discuss the situation in Kazakhstan and measures to normalize it, the Kremlin's press service reports.

No one is immune from a sudden attack by international terrorist forces, South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev said on Friday, commenting on the events in Kazakhstan.

Servicemen of the mountain motorized rifle brigade of the Southern Military District, stationed in Karachay-Cherkessia, received more than 50 sets of modern climbing equipment.