Putin told Tokayev about what is happening in Russia

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who informed Tokayev about the situation in the country, the press service of the head of the republic reports.

Tokayev, in a conversation with Putin, said that the events taking place in the Russian Federation are its internal affair. “The constitutional order and the rule of law are an indispensable condition for maintaining law and order in the country. This is the basis for the security of society and its successful development,” reads the message press services.

The Russian president, as noted, thanked Tokayev for “Kazakhstan’s understanding of the current situation in the Russian Federation.” Earlier today Putin phoned with the leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

Earlier today, in connection with the situation with PMC Wagner and its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, the President of the Russian Federation addressed the citizens of Russia, the personnel of the Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies and special services, “to the soldiers and commanders who are now fighting in their combat positions “. He stated that all those who prepared an armed rebellion, “took the path of blackmail and terrorist methods”, will be punished – “they will answer both before the law and before our people.”

On the evening of June 23, on social networks associated with Prigozhin, on his behalf, it was announced about a missile attack on one of the rear camps of a military company and other statements were circulated. The Ministry of Defense stated that reports of attacks on Wagner PMC fighters are not true and are an “information provocation.” The Prosecutor General’s Office reported that the Investigation Department of the FSB of Russia opened a criminal case on the organization of an armed rebellion against Prigozhin. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Putin was informed about what was happening. Today, the Ministry of Defense urged Wagner PMC fighters to “show prudence” and contact the ministry or law enforcement agencies in order to safely return to their permanent deployment points.