What will Russia gain from intervening in Kazakhstan? | Inside Story
Kazakhstan's cities appear to be calm for now, after days of violent protests triggered by high fuel prices. The issue ignited people's long-standing grievances against the government in the former Soviet state. The government called the protesters 'terrorists', and asked a Russian-led military alliance to help stop the unrest. So what will Moscow gain from this intervention? And what happens now to the Kazakh people's calls for political change? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Cholpon Orozobekova, Bulan Institute for Peace Innovations. Maxim Suchkov, Russian International Affairs Council. Theresa Fallon, Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #InsideStory #Kazakhstan
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