Saivetz in Lawfare: Russia in the Caucasus and Central Asia After the Invasion of Ukraine | 2023 | News

Russia in the Caucasus and Central Asia After the Invasion of Ukraine
Carol R. Saivetz | Lawfare
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, president of Kazakhstan, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin

With hindsight, it seems plausible that Putin agreed to the limited deployment [in Kazakhstan] to establish calm on Russia's borders prior to the launch of the Ukraine invasion. 

-SSP Senior Advisor Carol Saivetz's recent publication in Lawfare