Russia’s equivalent to the West’s Nato are sent into Kazakhstan, formerly part of the Soviet Union.

RT @RT_com Russia state-affiliated media Russia and Belarus, member states of the CSTO, have sent their peacekeepers to chaos-gripped Kazakhstan. And while Russian peacekeepers assist local police in securing Almaty airport, Washington has cast doubt on their presence. You know – the usual…
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