entry and exit from the city were restricted – UNIAN

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry advises Ukrainians to refrain from visiting Kazakhstan due to protests / Illustration REUTERS

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Today, January 6, along the perimeter of the capital Of Kazakhstan Six checkpoints were established in Nur-Sultan.

It is reported by TSN.ua.

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Checkpoints are set up in the direction of Karaganda, Kossha, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, the villages of Korgalzhin and Astrakhanka.

Entry and exit from Nur Sultan is restricted.

Law enforcers claim that they are in full control of the situation in the city.

Protests in Kazakhstan: what is known

Protests have been held in Kazakhstan since January 2. People took to the streets of cities because of the rise in prices for liquefied gas… Citizens demand the resignation of the president, the government and oppose corruption. During the rallies, law enforcement officers use force against the protesters, hundreds of people are detained.

In connection with the protests, the President of the country Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the resignation of the government… He decided to transfer the interim duties of prime minister to Alikhan Smailov.

Nursultan Nazarbayev left the post of Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan… The Security Council was headed by Tokayev.

The President of Kazakhstan asked for help to the heads of state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). Troops of the Russian Federation, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are sent to Kazakhstan for a limited period of time to “stabilize and normalize the situation.”

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine due to protests advises Ukrainians to refrain from visiting Kazakhstan.

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