I think you are missing the point I doubt OP is _condoning_ the CSTO troops (who are more than just russia) coming to the president's aid. CSTO is not the sam

I think you are missing the point I doubt OP is _condoning_ the CSTO troops (who are more than just russia) coming to the president's aid. CSTO is not the same as NATO, but it is similar. There is a strategic alliance between Russia and the government of Kazakhstan. It is more than logical for the president to pull in troops to counteract their own troop's defection. Its not morally correct, but entirely logical, which I think OP was trying to say.