Kazakhstan faced in January terrorist aggression supported by destructive forces inside the country and outside it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, TASS reported.

His remarks came during a press conference after talks with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

The Russian leader called the events "an unprecedented challenge to the sovereignty, integrity and stability of the country."

According to him, Russia will do everything to support the Kazakh president. Russia will continue to assist Kazakhstan in training military specialists, including at the Defense Ministry's universities.

"The CSTO convincingly demonstrated the ability to efficiently react to the emerging threats, to promptly engage peacekeeping forces to protect the security and the interests of its member countries," the Russian leader stressed.