Russia deployed troops to Kazakhstan to crush anti-government protests that erupted this week over rising fuel prices. DC reflects on anniversary of Jan. 6. Summary Russian paratroopers arrived in Kazakhstan, the largest and wealthiest Central Asian republic, Thursday to quell anti-government protests that have swept the energy-rich nation and left dozens dead. The government resigned and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency. Tokayev, who took over from longtime dictator Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2019, requested Collective Security Treaty Organization …
