TASS, 10 & nbsp; January. The peacekeeping contingent will be in & nbsp; Kazakhstan for a limited period, after fulfilling its functions, it & nbsp; will be withdrawn from the republic. & Nbsp; This was stated by the President of & nbsp; RF Vladimir Putin.
Putin called the CSTO peacekeeping operation in & nbsp; Kazakhstan extremely timely and & nbsp; legitimate. The CSTO in & nbsp; the case with & nbsp; Kazakhstan has shown in action its potential, the ability to act quickly, decisively and & nbsp; effectively, the Russian leader said. The commander of the CSTO peacekeeping contingent in & nbsp; Kazakhstan, General Serdyukov, knows his business, Putin said.
Russia understands that & nbsp; the threat to Kazakhstan was not caused by & nbsp; spontaneous protest actions, but & nbsp; by those who & nbsp; took up arms. Putin said. According to & nbsp; he said, Kazakhstan is faced with & nbsp; international terrorism. In & nbsp; Kazakhstan used the well-known on & nbsp; “ Maidan '' technology of power information support of riots, he said. Putin announced & nbsp; his full agreement with & nbsp; the statement that & nbsp; Kazakhstan was subjected to aggression during the riots.
The situation in & nbsp; Kazakhstan is gradually returning to normal, a number of vital facilities have been completely cleared of & nbsp; militants, Putin said. He & nbsp; is confident that & nbsp; already in & nbsp; in the near future, by joint efforts, the situation in & nbsp; all of Kazakhstan will be stabilized. Putin is confident that & nbsp; the authorities of Kazakhstan will do everything to & nbsp; normalize the work of law enforcement agencies and & nbsp; the country's economy.