ICYMI – Protesters take to the streets in Almaty as the U.S. reflects a year after the Capitol riots
Last week, Almaty, Kazakhstan saw violence erupt between protesters and police in response to the government's decision to lift price-controls on fuel. Russian President Putin sent in paratroopers to protect strategic facilities in the ex-Soviet capital, while U.S. officials have raised concerns about the handling of the situation. Meanwhile, Washington DC marked one year since the Capitol riots that put American democracy under siege. President Biden accused his predecessor Donald Trump of spreading a “web of lies” about the 2020 election that sparked the raid.0
