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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Moscow has no optimism ahead of the upcoming negotiations with the United States in Geneva on security guarantees, expectations are realistic, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax.

The Russian Federation has recorded repeated attempts to interfere from outside in the affairs of Kazakhstan

Moscow does not plan to discuss events in Kazakhstan with Washington, this topic does not concern Americans, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax on Sunday

Fulfilling Moscow's demands for the withdrawal of US nuclear forces from Europe is "problematic"

The United States hopes that the upcoming meetings next week with Russian representatives on security guarantees, within the framework of the Russia-NATO Council, as well as with the OSCE will be productive, a representative of the US State Department told reporters.

The next round of talks on strategic stability between Russia and the United States will be held in Geneva on January 9 and 10. As part of the dialogue, the parties intend to discuss the draft agreement on security guarantees submitted by Moscow in December 2021.

U.S. representatives at talks with Russia plan to propose discussing the deployment of missiles and the scale of exercises in Europe, The Washington Post wrote on Saturday, citing sources familiar with these plans.

Moscow. January 9th. INTERFAX-AVN -A Russian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has arrived in Geneva to participate in Russian-American negotiations on security guarantees, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.