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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Your scenario is moot because under NATO obligations, Canada is obliged to respond.
Under CTSO obligations, Russia is obliged to respond.
Whatever the internal strife is isn't the point here - it's about the context in response.
Russia did not "send in troops" the way it's been contextualized.
You're free to focus on semantics. You're (still) missing the point though.
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Well I don't believe Article 5 of NATO was ever meant to be in response to domestic issues or civil unrest.
I don't think I am missing your point.
You are saying that Russia is not going to intervene in Kazakhstan due to the fact that they are focused on Ukraine and didn't want the scrutiny - you were incorrect, they did and I don't care through what mechanism.
You also said what is happening is Kazakhstan won't start a war - that remains to be seen, but its certainly possible (although I don't believe it will). As I stated Uranium, and Oil are huge motivators. Putin is going to feel pretty vulnerable with one of its Soviet era allies destabilizing so rapidly. Just look at what happened in Belarus last year.