Russia slams Blinken's comments on Kazakhstan as 'boorish'

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MOSCOW - Russia on Saturday slammed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as"boorish" for saying Kazakhstan will be saddled with a Russian presence after"US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to

MOSCOW - Russia on Saturday slammed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as"boorish" for saying Kazakhstan will be saddled with a Russian presence after"US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to make a funny joke today about the tragic events in Kazakhstan," Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement on Facebook.

Kazakhstan appealed for help from the CSTO to quell unprecedented protests sparked by fuel prices thatIt is not clear how many troops are being sent in the force - which includes units from ex-Soviet states Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan - but media in Moscow have said the Russian contingent is expected to number less than 5,000.

 

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