TURMOIL IN KAZAKHSTAN: Why are there protests and what is Russia doing?
Kazakhstan has been making headlines this week with escalating protests that have been sparked by growing gas prices. People are not happy with the current regime and treatment of citizens. While turmoil was happening on the streets, President Tokayev had called unto Kremlin to help restore peace in the country. What is Russia doing in Kazakhstan? The country has more than enough resources, and military power, to calm down its own internal conflicts. What is also interesting is that President Putin answered the cry for help almost immediately. So let's take a look at what is going on with this crazy situation and try to answer the question of what the hell is Russia doing! Kazakhstan's flag WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN KAZAKHSTAN? Public outcry had started on New Year's Day after the price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) had increased immensely over a period of a few months. Residents in the town of Zhanaozen started to protest when they realised that the price of this c...