Kazakhstan

Ukrainian woman detained in Kazakhstan at Russia’s request released, returning home — lawyer

Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska, detained at Astana airport on Oct. 1 at Russia’s request, has left Kazakhstan, Vot Tak reported, citing her lawyer, Alexei Pryanishnikov.

9 October, 07:36 PM

Kazakhstan approves uranium deal with China, declines supply agreement for Russia

Shareholders of Kazakhstan’s national atomic company, Kazatomprom, approved only one of two major deals on the agenda at a general meeting held on Oct. 7, according to nationalbusiness.kz.

8 October, 05:27 PM

Astana negotiates with Russia over citizens sent to Ukraine war

Kazakhstan is negotiating with Russia to return its citizens from the war zone in Ukraine after a group of young Kazakh men said they had been deceived into joining Russia's military, Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhanbolat Usenov said on Oct. 7.

7 October, 08:24 PM

Ukrainian woman detained in Kazakhstan was ‘lured’ by grandson’s ‘new relatives’ – commissioner

Ukrainian woman Liubov Rozhanska, who was detained in Kazakhstan after traveling there to bring her grandson back to Ukraine, may have been tricked into coming by the boy’s “new relatives” acting in collusion with Russia’s FSB, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Telegram on Oct. 3.

3 October, 09:40 PM

Russia rehearses creating “security zone” beyond its border

Russian forces rehearsed transitioning to offensive operations and creating a so-called “security zone” on the territory of a neighboring country during the large-scale Center-2026 strategic military exercises, according to the Kremlin and Russian media.

3 October, 12:35 PM

Tokayev replaces defense minister after servicemen's deaths in Caspian Sea

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismissed Dauren Kosanov from his post as defense minister. The decision was made on Sept. 27, several days after a tragedy during naval exercises in the Caspian Sea that killed 14 servicemembers, according to Anadolu Agency.

27 September, 06:50 PM

Foreign companies owe Russian businesses record 967B rubles: Rosstat

Debts owed by companies in "friendly" nations to Russian businesses surged by over 40% to reach a record 967 billion rubles ($11.4 billion), The Moscow Times wrote on Sept. 14.

14 September, 01:16 PM

Kazakhstan introduces paid QazETA permits for Russian citizens

Kazakhstan is tightening entry requirements for Russian citizens. Starting Nov. 30, 2026, Russians will have to obtain a paid QazETA electronic permit in advance and create a digital profile containing biometric data, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said on Sept. 5.

7 September, 03:55 AM

Georgia’s only refinery switches entirely to non-Russian crude

Black Sea Petroleum LLC, or BSP, which owns the oil refinery at Georgia’s Black Sea port of Kulevi, said the plant has fully replaced Russian crude and has been processing exclusively non-Russian oil since Aug. 24, Business Media Georgia reported.

1 September, 12:08 PM

Ukraine agrees not to strike Kazakh oil tankers in Black Sea

Ukraine has agreed to refrain from striking certain non-Russian-owned tankers and infrastructure belonging to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which is critical to Kazakhstan's oil exports, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 8, citing an American official.

8 August, 05:30 PM

Kazakhstan bypasses Russia with Tengiz oil exports after Black Sea terminal attack

The Tengizchevroil consortium, or TCO, which operates Kazakhstan’s largest oil field, Tengiz, plans to ship 100,000 metric tons of oil through the Georgian port of Batumi in August, The Moscow Times reported.

5 August, 02:12 PM

Wildberries looks to Russia’s neighbors to avoid Ukrainian drones

Russia’s largest online marketplace, Wildberries, is redirecting goods intended for long-term storage to warehouses in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus after Ukrainian strikes on its logistics hubs, independent outlet The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 11:48 PM

Wildberries expands in Kazakhstan as drone attacks batter Russian warehouses

Russia’s largest online marketplace, Wildberries, is building two warehouse complexes in Kazakhstan covering a combined 260,000 square meters and plans to open them in the first quarter of 2027, The Moscow Times reported.

4 August, 12:42 PM

Russia plans to refine oil in Kazakhstan to ease fuel shortage

Kazakhstan is negotiating with Russia to refine Russian oil at its refineries, with the resulting products to be sold domestically and partly shipped back to Russia, Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry told Reuters on July 30.

30 July, 07:05 PM

Wildberries scrambles for warehouse space in Kazakhstan after devastating drone strikes

Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, has launched an urgent search for available warehouse space in Kazakhstan following a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes on its domestic logistics network, with the retail giant reportedly prepared to occupy all vacant storage capacity in the country, Russian business daily Kommersant reported on July 29.

29 July, 12:04 PM

Ukraine praises Kazakhstan's call for Putin to freeze war

Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha praised Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's call urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to freeze the war, calling it a "realistic, timely, and wise message,” in a post on X on July 26.

26 July, 03:00 PM

Tokayev presses Putin to halt war, warns fighting helps Russia’s adversaries

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that Russia’s war against Ukraine must end as soon as possible, Russian media reported on July 25.

25 July, 07:00 PM

Kazakhstan cuts production as Black Sea oil terminal suspends shipments

Kazakhstan’s oil production fell after the Caspian Pipeline Consortium shut its Black Sea terminal near Novorossiysk, the country’s main crude export hub and a recent target of drone attacks, Reuters reported.

23 July, 03:30 PM

Kazakhstan limits border crossings to curb mass fuel smuggling to Russia

Kazakhstan has restricted vehicle entry and exit across its state border to once per day to prevent fuel smuggling, Kazakhstan's Deputy Energy Minister Kaiyrkhan Tutkyshbayev announced, independent media outlet Azattyq Asia reported on July 8.

9 July, 12:30 PM

Kazakhstan cuts output at giant oil field after Ukrainian strike on Russian processing plant

Production of oil and gas condensate at Kazakhstan’s giant Karachaganak field has been limited after last week’s Ukrainian drone attack on Gazprom’s gas processing plant in Orenburg, Russia, Reuters reported on June 30.

30 June, 03:29 PM

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