February 25, 2022
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One of Russia's closest allies denies request for troops (Peter Alexander, 2/25/22, NBC News)
Kazakhstan, one of Russia's closest allies and a southern neighbor, is denying a request for its troops to join the offensive in Ukraine, officials said Friday.Additionally, the former Soviet republic said it is not recognizing the Russia-created breakaway republics upheld by Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, as a pretext for its aggression in Ukraine.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 25, 2022 10:17 PM