Reuters

Mukhtar Ablyazov, a former banker and government minister who is leader of an opposition movement called Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan, said the West needed to enter the fray.

“Former banker” leading a movement for Democratic Choice..That seems antithetical. Bankers are concerned with extracting wealth from the masses- Hardly a democratic proposition- Except for the banker. Kind of like promising freedom but actually providing slavery with vaccine passports

“If not, then Kazakhstan will turn into Belarus and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin will methodically impose his programme – the recreation of a structure like the Soviet Union,” Ablyazov told Reuters in Russian from Paris. “The West should tear Kazakhstan away from Russia.”

Tear Kazakhstan away- that reads like a call to violence.

Peacekeepers take control over Almaty airport – Russian Defense Ministry

MOSCOW, January 7. /TASS/. Peacekeepers acting with Kazakhstan’s law enforcement forces took control over the Almaty airport, Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, told reporters.

“The Almaty airport has now been taken under full control in a joint effort with Kazakhstan Republic’s law enforcement agencies,” he said.

Railfreight

So far no impact on silk road train services- which would serve to further increase economic hardship on Kazkhstan

RailFreight.com has been informed by various sources that China-Europe trains in transit are not affected at the moment. In contrast, “trucking through the Almaty Oblast ring road is not so smooth,” explained Erkinbek Sansyzbay, advisor to the president of the International Union of Land Carriers of Kazakhstan. In addition, the GPS in the containers will be affected due to the disconnection of the internet network in the country.”

Fallout for Turkey and Erdogan?

When one considers how long interested parties have been meddling in Turkey, perhaps this is a desired outcome for some? On the other hand if there is some type of unity or understanding between Kazakhstan and Turkey this could explain why Turkey was thanked by Kazakhstan’s leadership for their support?

Interesting as well that Gulen’s name came up quite a bit in reports regarding the situation in Kazakhstan- Gulen = CIA

Interesting too that way back Kazakhstan made a concerted effort to shut Gulen’s terror schools down in solidarity with Turkey- after the western backed coup attempt

From 2017

Yakub Doganai came to Kazakhstan from his native Turkey 18 years ago to work as a teacher at a private school in the capital, Almaty. (note the location?)

Amid an atmosphere of fear, suspected sympathizers or supporters of the U.S.-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen have been singled out in what critics liken to a witch hunt.