٠٠:٠٤:٤٢US Secretary Anthony Blinken warned that inviting Russia to help with the current political upheaval in Kazakhstan may lead to Russian forces staying longer than expected, speaking from a White House press briefing in Washington D.C. on Friday.
"There are very particular drivers of what is happening in Kazakhstan right now, as I said, that goes to economic and political matters and what's happening in there is different from what's happening on Ukraine's borders. Having said that, I think one lesson in recent history is that once Russians are in your house, it's sometimes very difficult to get them to leave," stated Blinken answering a question from a journalist on the issue.
"It would seem to me that the Kazakh authorities and government certainly have the capacity to deal appropriately with protests, to do so in the way that protects the right of protesters while maintaining law and order. So it's not clear why they feel the need for any outside assistance," Blinken also said on why additional peacekeeping forces were necessary.
Russian Collective Security Treaty Organization (CTSO) peacekeeping troops were brought in to help quell the unrest that erupted after protests about the rising price of fuel turned violent on Jan 2. The decision to send peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan was based on Article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty signed by member states.
Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan has thanked Putin for sending in troops and said that Russian troops would remain in the country for a short period of time.
USA: 'Once Russians are in your house, it's sometimes very difficult to get them to leave' - Blinken
US Secretary Anthony Blinken warned that inviting Russia to help with the current political upheaval in Kazakhstan may lead to Russian forces staying longer than expected, speaking from a White House press briefing in Washington D.C. on Friday.
"There are very particular drivers of what is happening in Kazakhstan right now, as I said, that goes to economic and political matters and what's happening in there is different from what's happening on Ukraine's borders. Having said that, I think one lesson in recent history is that once Russians are in your house, it's sometimes very difficult to get them to leave," stated Blinken answering a question from a journalist on the issue.
"It would seem to me that the Kazakh authorities and government certainly have the capacity to deal appropriately with protests, to do so in the way that protects the right of protesters while maintaining law and order. So it's not clear why they feel the need for any outside assistance," Blinken also said on why additional peacekeeping forces were necessary.
Russian Collective Security Treaty Organization (CTSO) peacekeeping troops were brought in to help quell the unrest that erupted after protests about the rising price of fuel turned violent on Jan 2. The decision to send peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan was based on Article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty signed by member states.
Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan has thanked Putin for sending in troops and said that Russian troops would remain in the country for a short period of time.
US Secretary Anthony Blinken warned that inviting Russia to help with the current political upheaval in Kazakhstan may lead to Russian forces staying longer than expected, speaking from a White House press briefing in Washington D.C. on Friday.
"There are very particular drivers of what is happening in Kazakhstan right now, as I said, that goes to economic and political matters and what's happening in there is different from what's happening on Ukraine's borders. Having said that, I think one lesson in recent history is that once Russians are in your house, it's sometimes very difficult to get them to leave," stated Blinken answering a question from a journalist on the issue.
"It would seem to me that the Kazakh authorities and government certainly have the capacity to deal appropriately with protests, to do so in the way that protects the right of protesters while maintaining law and order. So it's not clear why they feel the need for any outside assistance," Blinken also said on why additional peacekeeping forces were necessary.
Russian Collective Security Treaty Organization (CTSO) peacekeeping troops were brought in to help quell the unrest that erupted after protests about the rising price of fuel turned violent on Jan 2. The decision to send peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan was based on Article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty signed by member states.
Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan has thanked Putin for sending in troops and said that Russian troops would remain in the country for a short period of time.