“It would be good to remember how quickly these Russian planes with paratroopers began to arrive in Almaty.

It was clear that Russia, indeed, has units ready (to act. -

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), I would say, at the first wave of the hand.

These are planes, they can begin to land in other parts (of the world) near Russia, ”Lipavsky said, quoted by TASS.

As Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Aleksey Borodavkin said earlier, the CSTO demonstrated exceptional cohesion and efficiency in responding to the situation in the republic.

On January 5, the President of Kazakhstan announced that he had turned to the CSTO partners with a request to provide assistance in overcoming the terrorist threat.

He called this appeal "appropriate and timely."

On January 6, the CSTO announced that it had already sent collective peacekeeping forces to the republic.

On January 9, the collective peacekeeping force completed its deployment.