Kazakhstan learned “the price” asked by Russia for its support to the President of this country Kassym-Jomart Tokayev , as the Ukrainian and Turkish press reported, being quoted by IPN.

According to the sources, after President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev asked Russia for assistance in suppressing the violent uprisings against the regime, Russia imposed four conditions for obtaining the requested support through the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

The Kremlin wants the Kazakh authorities to recognize the annexation of Crimea by Russia, to restore Russian’s status of the second official language, to establish Russian bases in Kazakhstan and to offer the autonomous status to the Russian minority.

In a debate at IPN centering on the events in Kazakhstan, experts said the troops were introduced in breach of the CSTO’s statutes under which such interventions are possible only in case of external aggression. Reference was made to the Chinese Premier’s assertion that the situation in Kazakhstan is internal and cannot be considered an external one that undermines the sovereignty of Kazakhstan. Former minister of defense of Moldova Viorel Cibotaru said the situation was used by Russia to set a precedent for its future actions. “I’m sure that this element forms part of the Russian Federation’s global positioning “menu”. I would refer here to those security guarantees towards the West and the multiple problems in the Asian area,” he stated.