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Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:30:06 +0900 en-US Kazakhstan Is Vulnerable to Secondary Sanctions https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/kazakhstan-is-vulnerable-to-secondary-sanctions/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/kazakhstan-is-vulnerable-to-secondary-sanctions/ Kazakhstan Moves to Curtail Parallel Trade to Russia https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/kazakhstan-moves-to-curtail-parallel-trade-to-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/kazakhstan-moves-to-curtail-parallel-trade-to-russia/ The Kazakhstanis Picking Sides in Putin’s War in Ukraine https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-kazakhstanis-picking-sides-in-the-russian-war-in-ukraine/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-kazakhstanis-picking-sides-in-the-russian-war-in-ukraine/ Kazakhstan Impounds Property of Roscosmos Subsidiary https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/kazakhstan-impounds-property-of-roscosmos-subsidiary/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/kazakhstan-impounds-property-of-roscosmos-subsidiary/ Why So Much Attention on Russia’s Vague Proposal for a ‘Gas Union’ With Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan? https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/why-so-much-attention-on-russias-vague-proposal-for-a-gas-union-with-kazakhstan-and-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/why-so-much-attention-on-russias-vague-proposal-for-a-gas-union-with-kazakhstan-and-uzbekistan/ Kazakhstan Walks Diplomatic Tightrope Between Russia and Europe https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/kazakhstan-walks-diplomatic-tightrope-between-russia-and-europe/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/kazakhstan-walks-diplomatic-tightrope-between-russia-and-europe/ What’s Next for Russians Who Fled to Kazakhstan? https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/whats-next-for-russians-who-fled-to-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/whats-next-for-russians-who-fled-to-kazakhstan/ New Military Doctrine Strengthens Kazakhstan’s Multi-vector Posture https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/new-military-doctrine-strengthens-kazakhstans-multi-vector-posture/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/new-military-doctrine-strengthens-kazakhstans-multi-vector-posture/ Are Central Asians Being Conscripted by Russia to Fight in Ukraine? https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/are-central-asians-being-conscripted-by-russia-to-fight-in-ukraine/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/are-central-asians-being-conscripted-by-russia-to-fight-in-ukraine/ Kazakh President Urges Calm and Care for Russians Fleeing Mobilization https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakh-president-urges-calm-and-care-for-russians-fleeing-mobilization/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakh-president-urges-calm-and-care-for-russians-fleeing-mobilization/ Kazakhstan Continues to Break Ranks With Russia https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakhstan-continues-to-break-ranks-with-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakhstan-continues-to-break-ranks-with-russia/ Kazakhstan Suspends Arms Exports for a Year https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/kazakhstan-suspends-arms-exports-for-a-year/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/kazakhstan-suspends-arms-exports-for-a-year/ A Reminder From Kazakhstan: ‘Separatist’ Comments Online Can Lead to Jail Time https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/a-reminder-from-kazakhstan-separatist-comments-online-can-lead-to-jail-time/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/a-reminder-from-kazakhstan-separatist-comments-online-can-lead-to-jail-time/ Former Russian President Questions Kazakhstan’s Sovereignty  https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/former-russian-president-questions-kazakhstans-sovereignty/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/former-russian-president-questions-kazakhstans-sovereignty/ Kazakhstan Oil Exporters Relieved as Russian Court Lifts Ban on Pipeline   https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/kazakhstan-oil-exporters-relieved-as-russian-court-lifts-ban-on-pipeline/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/kazakhstan-oil-exporters-relieved-as-russian-court-lifts-ban-on-pipeline/ Pipeline Critical to Kazakh Oil Exports Ordered to Halt Operations by Russian Court https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/pipeline-critical-to-kazakh-oil-exports-ordered-to-halt-operations-by-russian-court/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/pipeline-critical-to-kazakh-oil-exports-ordered-to-halt-operations-by-russian-court/ The Complexity of Kazakhstan-Russia Relations on Display https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/the-complexity-of-kazakhstan-russia-relations-on-display/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/the-complexity-of-kazakhstan-russia-relations-on-display/ Tokayev Downplays January CSTO Deployment to Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/tokayev-downplays-january-csto-deployment-to-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/tokayev-downplays-january-csto-deployment-to-kazakhstan/ ‘Look at Ukraine’: Russian Commentator Threatens Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/look-at-ukraine-russian-commentator-threatens-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/look-at-ukraine-russian-commentator-threatens-kazakhstan/ Bad Business Climate in Russia a Boon for Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/bad-business-climate-in-russia-a-boon-for-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/bad-business-climate-in-russia-a-boon-for-kazakhstan/ Kazakhstan: Diplomatic Blitz in Europe Amid War in Ukraine https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/kazakhstan-diplomatic-blitz-in-europe-amid-war-in-ukraine/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/kazakhstan-diplomatic-blitz-in-europe-amid-war-in-ukraine/ How Ukraine Could Remake Kazakhstan’s Relationship With Russia https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/how-ukraine-could-remake-kazakhstans-relationship-with-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/how-ukraine-could-remake-kazakhstans-relationship-with-russia/ Kazakh-Russian Relations in the Context of the War in Ukraine https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/kazakh-russian-relations-in-the-context-of-the-war-in-ukraine/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/kazakh-russian-relations-in-the-context-of-the-war-in-ukraine/ Is Kazakhstan Losing Its Most Talented Youth to Russia? https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/is-kazakhstan-losing-its-most-talented-youth-to-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/is-kazakhstan-losing-its-most-talented-youth-to-russia/ Kazakhstan: Please Don’t ‘Politicize’ the Eurasian Economic Union https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/kazakhstan-please-dont-politicize-the-eurasian-economic-union/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/kazakhstan-please-dont-politicize-the-eurasian-economic-union/ Russian Foreign Minister Finally Responds to Kazakh Sovereignty Worries https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/russian-foreign-minister-finally-responds-to-kazakh-sovereignty-worries/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/russian-foreign-minister-finally-responds-to-kazakh-sovereignty-worries/ Is Northern Kazakhstan at Risk to Russia? https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/is-northern-kazakhstan-at-risk-to-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/is-northern-kazakhstan-at-risk-to-russia/ After Pipeline Explosion, Russia Resumes Gas Exports to Kazakhstan  https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/after-pipeline-explosion-russia-resumes-gas-exports-to-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/after-pipeline-explosion-russia-resumes-gas-exports-to-kazakhstan/ Kazakh President Chimes in on ‘Gift’ Controversy https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/kazakh-president-chimes-in-on-gift-controversy/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/kazakh-president-chimes-in-on-gift-controversy/ Kazakhstan Settles Deal With Russia for Vaccine Supply https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/kazakhstan-settles-deal-with-russia-for-vaccine-supply/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/kazakhstan-settles-deal-with-russia-for-vaccine-supply/ At Eurasian Economic Union E-Summit, Tokayev Finds His Voice https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/at-eurasian-economic-union-e-summit-tokayev-finds-his-voice/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/at-eurasian-economic-union-e-summit-tokayev-finds-his-voice/ In Kazakhstan’s Battle for Cable TV, Russia Stands its Ground https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/in-kazakhstans-battle-for-cable-tv-russia-stands-its-ground/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/in-kazakhstans-battle-for-cable-tv-russia-stands-its-ground/ Touring the Backyard: Putin Pays Central Asia a Visit https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/touring-the-backyard-putin-pays-central-asia-a-visit/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/touring-the-backyard-putin-pays-central-asia-a-visit/ Kazakh Man Given 3 Years for Insulting Putin https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/kazakh-man-given-3-years-for-insulting-putin/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/kazakh-man-given-3-years-for-insulting-putin/ What's Next in the Ablyazov Saga? French Court Set to Rule on Extradition https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/whats-next-in-the-ablyazov-saga-french-court-set-to-rule-on-extradition/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/whats-next-in-the-ablyazov-saga-french-court-set-to-rule-on-extradition/ Putin and Nazarbayev Trade Compliments at Business Forum https://thediplomat.com/2016/10/putin-and-nazarbayev-trade-compliments-at-business-forum/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/10/putin-and-nazarbayev-trade-compliments-at-business-forum/ Nazarbayev the Mediator Sets Sights on Ukraine Crisis https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/nazarbayev-the-mediator-sets-sights-on-ukraine-crisis/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/nazarbayev-the-mediator-sets-sights-on-ukraine-crisis/ How Exactly Did Kazakhstan Help Turkish-Russian Rapprochement Along? https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/how-exactly-did-kazakhstan-help-turkish-russian-rapprochement-along/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/how-exactly-did-kazakhstan-help-turkish-russian-rapprochement-along/ Kazakhstan-Ukraine Trade Crashes https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/kazakh-ukraine-trade-crashes/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/kazakh-ukraine-trade-crashes/ Brexit's Impact on Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/brexits-impact-on-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/brexits-impact-on-kazakhstan/ Kazakh-Russian Space Cooperation Muddles Forward https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/kazakh-russian-space-cooperation-muddles-forward/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/kazakh-russian-space-cooperation-muddles-forward/ Kazakhstan Gets Thanks for Russia-Turkey Rapprochement https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/kazakhstan-gets-thanks-for-russia-turkey-rapprochement/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/kazakhstan-gets-thanks-for-russia-turkey-rapprochement/ Kazakhstan Takes Delivery of (Free) Russian S-300 Missile Defense Systems https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/kazakhstan-takes-delivery-of-free-russian-s-300-missile-defense-systems/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/kazakhstan-takes-delivery-of-free-russian-s-300-missile-defense-systems/ Russian Defense Minister Visits Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/russian-defense-minister-visits-kazakhstan-and-turkmenistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/russian-defense-minister-visits-kazakhstan-and-turkmenistan/ Russia Paying Less to Lease Kazakh Missile Testing Sites https://thediplomat.com/2016/03/russia-paying-less-to-lease-kazakh-missile-testing-sites/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/03/russia-paying-less-to-lease-kazakh-missile-testing-sites/ Why are Russians Leaving Kazakhstan? https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/why-are-russians-leaving-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/why-are-russians-leaving-kazakhstan/ Why the Trans-Caspian Transport Route Matters https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/why-the-trans-caspian-transport-route-matters/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/why-the-trans-caspian-transport-route-matters/ The Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkey Triangle https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/the-russia-kazakhstan-turkey-triangle/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/the-russia-kazakhstan-turkey-triangle/ Getting Nationalism Just Right in Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/getting-nationalism-just-right-in-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/getting-nationalism-just-right-in-kazakhstan/ From Ukraine to Kazakhstan, Avoiding Russia https://thediplomat.com/2016/01/from-ukraine-to-kazakhstan-avoiding-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/01/from-ukraine-to-kazakhstan-avoiding-russia/ The Emerging China-Kazakhstan Defense Relationship https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/the-emerging-china-kazakhstan-defense-relationship/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/the-emerging-china-kazakhstan-defense-relationship/ Did Kazakhstan Actually Explore Removing Ethnic Russians From Its North? The Guardian, merits a fuller explanation.]]> https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/did-kazakhstan-actually-explore-removing-ethnic-russians-from-its-north/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/did-kazakhstan-actually-explore-removing-ethnic-russians-from-its-north/ What’s Kazakhstan Role in Calming Russia-Turkey Tensions? https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/whats-kazakhstan-role-in-calming-russia-turkey-tensions/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/whats-kazakhstan-role-in-calming-russia-turkey-tensions/ Does Kazakhstan’s WTO Accession Hinder Eurasian Integration? https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/does-kazakhstans-wto-accession-hinder-eurasian-integration/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/does-kazakhstans-wto-accession-hinder-eurasian-integration/ Separatism Charge Lands Young Kazakh in Jail https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/separatism-charge-lands-young-kazakh-in-jail/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/separatism-charge-lands-young-kazakh-in-jail/ Fear of Terrorists Ripples from Paris to Moscow https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/fear-of-terrorists-ripples-from-paris-to-moscow/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/fear-of-terrorists-ripples-from-paris-to-moscow/ Kerry: US Respects Kazakhstan's Sovereignty https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/kerry-us-respects-kazakhstans-sovereignty/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/kerry-us-respects-kazakhstans-sovereignty/ Kazakh and Russian Leaders Hold 13th Meeting in 2015 https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/kazakh-and-russian-leaders-hold-13th-meeting-in-2015/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/kazakh-and-russian-leaders-hold-13th-meeting-in-2015/ Kazakhstan Deftly Balances Relations with Ukraine and Russia https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/kazakhstan-deftly-balances-relations-with-ukraine-and-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/kazakhstan-deftly-balances-relations-with-ukraine-and-russia/ Kazakhstan Wants to Move the UN to Asia https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/kazakhstan-wants-to-move-the-un-to-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/kazakhstan-wants-to-move-the-un-to-asia/ Take Note, Putin: Kazakhstan Celebrates 550 Years of Statehood https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/take-note-putin-kazakhstan-celebrates-550-years-of-statehood/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/take-note-putin-kazakhstan-celebrates-550-years-of-statehood/ Kazakhstan-Russia Relations: With Liberals Like These… https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/kazakhstan-russia-relations-with-liberals-like-these/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/kazakhstan-russia-relations-with-liberals-like-these/ Changing Realities in Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/changing-realities-in-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/changing-realities-in-kazakhstan/ Is There a 'Kazakhstan' Without Nazarbayev? https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/is-there-a-kazakhstan-without-nazarbayev/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/is-there-a-kazakhstan-without-nazarbayev/ Kazakh Growth Rate to Bottom Out in 2015 https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/kazakh-growth-rate-to-bottom-out-in-2015/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/kazakh-growth-rate-to-bottom-out-in-2015/ Kazakhstan to Host Syria Talks https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/kazakhstan-to-host-syria-talks/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/kazakhstan-to-host-syria-talks/ The Sputtering Eurasian Economic Union https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/the-sputtering-eurasian-economic-union/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/the-sputtering-eurasian-economic-union/ Russia and Kazakhstan's Trade War https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/russia-and-kazakhstans-trade-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/russia-and-kazakhstans-trade-war/ Kazakhstan Continues to Face Challenges in 2015 https://thediplomat.com/2015/02/kazakhstan-continues-to-face-challenges-in-2015/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/02/kazakhstan-continues-to-face-challenges-in-2015/ Kazakhstan: President’s Speech Hint at Supra-Regional Tensions https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/kazakhstan-presidents-speech-hint-at-supra-regional-tensions/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/kazakhstan-presidents-speech-hint-at-supra-regional-tensions/ Another Wrinkle in Kazakhstan-Russia Relations? https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/another-wrinkle-in-kazakhstan-russia-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/another-wrinkle-in-kazakhstan-russia-relations/ Putin’s Chilling Kazakhstan Comments https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/putins-chilling-kazakhstan-comments/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/putins-chilling-kazakhstan-comments/ Kazakhstan Opposition Fears Ukraine's "Russian Spring" https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/kazakhstan-opposition-fears-ukraines-russian-spring/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/kazakhstan-opposition-fears-ukraines-russian-spring/