Belarus, kazakhstan. all of those nations except krig stan join him with the union. these companies trade heavily with russia and host russian bases on military facilities. in january facing anti-government unrest, kazakhstan s ruler called in the cfto troops, the forces to restore order. in 2020 they fought a bloody war with azerbaijan, they dispatched russian soldiers to keep the peace. yet despite these many connections during russia s war in ukraine, it s gotten almost nothing from armenia, kaz ig stan, kerz ig stan. tajikistan. no provided troops or supplies. kazakhstan refused a russian request for troops, those kazakhstan denies the request was ever made. whatever the case, it was all a remarkable contrast to the