Russian-led troops will begin withdrawing from Kazakhstan in two days, as the mission to control the protests that swept the country is complete, Kazakhstan’s president announced Tuesday.

The troops, mainly consisting of Russians, were deployed last week by the Collective Security Treaty Organization, an alliance of six former Soviet countries. The troops were deployed to help control protests that erupted in Kazakhstan on Jan. 2, 2022, over a sharp rise in fuel prices. With the help of the troops, the protests were quelled by the weekend.