ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as they have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Alihan Sariyev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: A military vehicle carrying soldiers to attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: A soldier stands guarded during a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: A soldier moves a barrier during a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers stand guarded during a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: A military vehicle carrying soldiers to attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Secretary-General of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas attends a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as CSTO peacekeeping forces started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: A military vehicle carrying soldiers to attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - JANUARY 13: Soldiers attend a ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces have started the gradual withdrawal of troops from Kazakhstan on January 13, 2022, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CSTO peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were sent back to their countries. Attending the ceremony were Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Mukhamedzhan Talasov, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, CSTO Peacekeeping Force Commander Anatoly Serdyukov, and Almaty Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev, according to Kazinform news agency. Pavel Pavlov / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM