By Stephen LENDMAN
Time and once again when destabilizing events occur on the world stage, hegemon USA’s filthy hands are included.
On January 2, violence erupted in Kazakh cities– including the nation’s biggest, Almaty, and its capital, Nur-Sultan.
Apparently over high fuel prices, Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokaev, guaranteed to lower gas rates.
On Wednesday, he accepted Prime Minister Askar Mamin’s resignation while stating the following:
“Calls to attack civilian and military offices are entirely prohibited.”
It’s “a criminal activity! Power will not fall! We do not need dispute, but mutual trust and dialogue.”
According to Kazakh media, heads of the nation’s Mangystau gas processing plant and electronic trading platform were detained over the issue of high rates.
On Wednesday, a state of emergency was declared– very first in areas where demonstrations began, then extended across the country, 200 or more detained, according to Kazakhstan’s interior ministry.
A statement by Russia’s Foreign Ministry stated the following:
“We are carefully following the occasions in the fraternal nearby state.”
“We are requiring a tranquil solution to all problems in the structure of the Constitution and the law, and dialogue, and not through street riots and the infraction of laws.”
“(S)teps taken by the Kazakh President Tokayev seek to stabilize the situation, without delay solving existing issues.”
“We hope that the circumstance in the country, which has relations of tactical partnership and alliance, fraternal, human contacts with Russia, will support as quickly as possible,” adding:
“The scenario near the structures of our diplomatic and consular objectives remains calm.”
“According to the most recent data, no casualties on the Russian side were recorded.”
Both nations share a 4,750 mile-long border.
Kazakhstan is main Asia’s largest nation territorially, the world 9th biggest with a population of about 19 million.
A declaration by head of the nation’s police said extremist aspects are behind days of violence.
According to political expert Mikhail Pogrebinsky, “(h)ardly anybody will contest the reality that (violence in Kazakhstan came at a time of) escalation in between Russia and the West.”
What’s happening is “useful (to the Biden regime for) a minimum of 3 factors.”
It “sidetrack(s) attention” from endless Kiev aggressiveness on Donbass.
It could possibly negatively affect Sino/Russian relations (sic).
It might “provoke Moscow to participate in suppressing demonstrations with rather foreseeable consequences …”
It’s “difficult to think that the Kazakh demonstrations appeared spontaneously,” Pogrebinsky included.
On Thursday, a declaration by the existing head of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) nations– Armenian PM Pashinyan– said the following:
“In view of the address of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and thinking about the danger to nationwide security and sovereignty of the Republic of Kazakhstan, caused in particular by disturbance from the outdoors, the CSTO … in accordance with Post 4 of the Collective Security Treaty made the decision to send out CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces to the Republic of Kazakhstan for a restricted period with the aim of stabilization and normalization of the circumstance in this country.”
CSTO member states consist of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
At this time, Russian peacekeepers comprised of its aerospace forces arrived in Kazakhstan to “beg(in) performing their (assigned) tasks.”
According to the CSTO, peacekeepers from Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajilistan are involved in the operation– in action to a Kazakh demand for help.
Russian media reported that a counter-terrorist operation is underway in Almaty where numerous hundred elements are inhabiting main locations of the city.
On Wednesday, Kazakh President Tokayev said the following:
“As the head of state and from now on as the chief of the Security Council, I intend to act as hard as possible” to restore law and order.
Blaming violence given that January 2 on “financially inspired plotters,” he included:
“(H)ighly arranged … thugs” stormed administrative structures– triggering at least one death and various injuries so far.
According to head of Moscow’s Eurasian Analytical Club, Nikita Mendkovich:
Pro-Western aspects in the country are trying to lead and use protests to further their own interests.
Over the past five days, violence has been larger in scale than anything earlier in what was known as a stable post-Soviet republic.
A Final Comment
Biden program spokesperson Psaki dismissed allegations of US involvement in Kazakhstan’s violence as “insane Russian claims (sic).”
Because the 19th century– especially post-WW II– United States filthy hands have actually been behind many destabilizing/disruptive actions worldwide.
It won’t amaze if Kazakh and Russian intelligence find tough evidence to show that violence in the main Asian nation was made-in-the USA.