President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan has rejected Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s request for help in the ongoing rebellion consuming the country.
In a telephone conversation between the duo, on Saturday, Mr Tokayev said the ongoing events in the country are an “internal affair.”
Mr Putin had earlier informed Mr Tokayev about the unfolding situation in the Russian Federation while appreciating Kazakhstan for their understanding.
Meanwhile, Wagner mercenary group has threatened to “go all the way” to topple Russia’s military formation.
Yevgeny Prigozhin said his fighters had crossed the border from Ukraine into Russia, entering the city of Rostov-on-Don.
Mr Prigozhin said his men would destroy anyone who stood in their way, claiming that his forces had shut down a Russian military helicopter that “opened fire on the civilian convoy”.
The Wagner Group is a private army of mercenaries that has been fighting alongside the regular Russian army in…