Why Putin Just Raised a Massive Army Back From the Dead

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The Russian president is sending a clear message to the rest of the world by deploying troops from a Moscow-led military alliance to foreign soil for the first time.

Published Jan. 7 2022 12:39PM EST

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MOSCOW—The sixth day of violent unrest devolved into a massacre on the streets of Kazakhstan’s capital city of Almaty, with dozens of protesters and at least 13 law enforcement officials killed, as well as hundreds more wounded.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev—who just a week ago was considered a weak shadow of Kazakhstan’s...

Anna Nemtsova

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Why Putin Just Raised a Massive Army Back From the Dead

The Russian president is sending a clear message to the rest of the world by deploying troops from a Moscow-led military alliance to foreign soil for the first time.

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Anna Nemtsova