UPDATED: Kazakhstan president says gas price riots were externally funded but purges Cabinet

Backed by Russian-led alliance, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev takes quick steps to stabilise situation in the country, avoiding adverse impact on its oil and gas producing industry

Public anger: A toppled statute of former Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev in the city of Taldykorgan — Public anger: A toppled statute of former Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev in the city of TaldykorganPhoto: MEDUZA.IO

Vladimir Afanasiev

Moscow

Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev Kazakhstan Vladimir Putin Russia Nursultan Nazarbayev

Published 10 January 2022, 13:40Updated 12 January 2022, 14:46