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Kazakhstan’s president Tokayev has announced that the normalization process has started, and the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have begun handing over protected facilities to law enforcement agencies. Kazakhstan was rocked by days of violent protests sparked by a fuel price hike. However, Kazakhstan is still being subjected to armed aggression by “well-coordinated terrorist groups trained abroad,” said Tokayev. We talked to Rassul Rysmambetov, an economist from Kazakhstan, about the latest situation in the country, the background of the protests and possible next steps. Normalization process What is the last situation now in the country? Are...
