Unrest in Kazakhstan

[MilEME09]

Maybe they want a bit of ... muscle in case the current management isn't able to completely keep a grip?

Very likely, Jane's is also reporting the Eastern Military district is activating, and vehicles, including tanks are being loaded onto rail cars at four different bases. The question is Kazakhstan, or Ukraine? Or both

 

[The Bread Guy]

... Kazakhstan, or Ukraine? Or both

I'd be surprised @ both, but never say never ....

 

[The Bread Guy]

Some tidbits ...

• "Kazakhstan detains ex-security chief on suspicion of treason" (AFP via RUS independent media)
• "Russia Believes Kazakhstan Civil Unrest Provoked By External Forces to Disrupt Security & Integrity" (RUS state media, links to archived article)
• "Situation in Kazakhstan stabilizes after Tokayev’s address, peacekeepers’ arrival" (RUS state media, links to archived article)
• "Internet access in Kazakhstan was blocked on Saturday afternoon amid ongoing riots in parts of the country, Globalcheck project announced on Telegram ..." (RUS state media, links to archived article)
• "Protests in Kazakhstan have not hit the country's uranium output so far, but if the crisis escalates and transport is disrupted, shipments of the fuel used to generate nuclear power from the dominant producer will be at risk ..." (Reuters)

 

[MilEME09]

All over?

Kazakh leader declares ‘coup d’etat’ over as Putin claims victory

President Tokayev says ‘counterterrorism’ operation to end soon after days of bloody protests.

www.aljazeera.com

Is A Battle For Power Raging Within Kazakhstan's Government?

While a brutal crackdown is being carried out against protesters in Kazakhstan after days of unrest, there are signs there is also a struggle within the government between President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev and his predecessor,” Nursultan Nazarbaev, who is known as “elbasy,” or leader of the nation.

www.rferl.org

 

[brihard]

My next door neighbour in Brandon was a doctor who decided to change his lifestyle and went to Kazakhstan for two years on contract.

His description of his time there could best be called "interesting". After two years they moved to the UAE to run a clinic. Martyn has now retired to the UK and makes high quality ukuleles. Eclectic.

I’m compelled to ask. Does the path to this pass through making a bunch of shitty ukuleles first?

 

[FJAG]

I’m compelled to ask. Does the path to this pass through making a bunch of shitty ukuleles first?

No idea. We lived next to each other for over a decade and I had no idea that he had that in him. At the time he was just your typical Brit doctor.

His daughter has had an equally eclectic life worked in the GAP's head office in the UK for a while, married and moved to Texas and she and her husband no operate a cidery in Prince Edward County doing cider out of heritage apples.

Cidermakers and Orchardists: Starting a Cidery in Prince Edward County

Changing careers and moving across the continent to plant an orchard and start making cider. Why we did it and our gnarly apples.

www.lochmorcider.com

Their boy was a computer wiz and has had several interesting jobs as well.

I guess excellence just ran in their family.

 

[brihard]

No idea. We lived next to each other for over a decade and I had no idea that he had that in him. At the time he was just your typical Brit doctor.

His daughter has had an equally eclectic life worked in the GAP's head office in the UK for a while, married and moved to Texas and she and her husband no operate a cidery in Prince Edward County doing cider out of heritage apples.



Their boy was a computer wiz and has had several interesting jobs as well.

I guess excellence just ran in their family.

I feel like if you had lived next to him for a decade, and he was making shitty ukuleles, you’d know.

 

[FJAG]

I feel like if you had lived next to him for a decade, and he was making shitty ukuleles, you’d know.

Yeah. It never came up and I don't recall him ever having any of the tools for that while he lived in Brandon. His wife was a terrific gardener though. We discussed that a lot. We really missed them when they moved.

 

[dapaterson]

I feel like if you had lived next to him for even a week, and he was making shitty ukuleles, you’d know.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Meanwhile some people are losing a lot of money

Bitcoin tumbles by 8% amid Kazakhstan internet shutdown

Kazakhstan's national internet connectivity was just five per cent of ordinary levels on Friday - making mining for Bitcoin impossible, according to cybersecurity watchdog Netblocks.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[The Bread Guy]

A bit of the latest ...

• "A Russian-led military bloc will begin withdrawing its troops from Kazakhstan in two days' time after fulfilling its main mission of stabilising the Central Asian country after serious unrest, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Tuesday ..." (Agence-France Presse)
• "Kazakhstan's president appoints new PM and says Russia-led troops will leave in 2 days" (UAE media)
• "The State Secretary of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Erlan Karin, says that the unrest in Kazakhstan was a "hybrid terrorist" attack carried out with the participation of both internal and external forces and aimed at overthrowing the government ..." (RUS state media, archive link)
• "Russia not entitled to interfere in Kazakh decision to end peacekeeping mission — Kremlin ..." (RUS state media, archive link)
• "China Ready to Provide Assistance to Kazakhstan Within Its Capabilities, Foreign Ministry Says ..." (RUS state media, archive link)

 

[OceanBonfire]

Well:

Kazakhstani Troops Caught Wearing Unsanctioned Blue U.N. Peacekeeping Helmets During Crackdown

The United Nations says Kazakhstani troops were not authorized to wear the iconic U.N.-marked helmets while responding to protests.

www.thedrive.com

 

[The Bread Guy]

Well:

Kazakhstani Troops Caught Wearing Unsanctioned Blue U.N. Peacekeeping Helmets During Crackdown

The United Nations says Kazakhstani troops were not authorized to wear the iconic U.N.-marked helmets while responding to protests.

www.thedrive.com

Tsk, tsk, tsk ...

Even the Russian "peacekeepers" about their duties in places like Transdnistria don't go "full blue"

 

[daftandbarmy]

Well:

Kazakhstani Troops Caught Wearing Unsanctioned Blue U.N. Peacekeeping Helmets During Crackdown

The United Nations says Kazakhstani troops were not authorized to wear the iconic U.N.-marked helmets while responding to protests.

www.thedrive.com