Russia sends peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JANUARY 06: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT - "RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab taken from a handout video shows a Russian military aircraft carrying Russian peacekeepers taking off from at the military base Ivanovo region (Ivanovo-Severny airfield), outside Moscow, Russia, on January 06, 2022. They ready or departure from the Ivanovo region (Ivanovo-Severny airfield) of airborne forces from the Russian contingent of the CSTO peacekeeping forces. A Russia-led military alliance on Thursday sent its peacekeeping troops to Kazakhstan, where massive riots stemming from nationwide protests over high fuel prices have led to a state of emergency and the resignation of the government. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said in a statement that the organization decided to send the peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to stabilize and normalize the situation in the country. (Photo by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)