DW: Kazakhstan: Russia-led troops to start leaving in 2 days
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the pullout as a whole would take less than two weeks.
He also voiced rare criticism of the country's former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told parliament on Tuesday that the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) military bloc will start withdrawing its troops from Kazakhstan in two days.
"The main mission of the CSTO peacekeeping forces has been successfully completed," Tokayev said during a session broadcast live on state television.
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Kazakh President Announces CSTO Troop Withdrawal, Criticizes Predecessor -- RFE
Organized pullout of CSTO contingent from Kazakhstan to begin on January 13, Tokayev says -- TASS
Kazakhstan’s president says Russian-led bloc will start withdrawing troops -- France 24
Kazakhstan Says Russian Troops Can Start Leaving This Week -- New York Times
Kazakhstan: Russian-led military bloc to start withdrawing troops, says president -- The Guardian
Kazakhstan's president says Russian troops to start leaving this week -- ABC News
Russian Troops To Begin Leaving Kazakhstan In Two Days: President Tokayev -- Zero Hedge
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