Kazakhstan

Russia to pay for 2024 downing of Azerbaijan Airlines plane

Russia has agreed to pay compensation to victims and the families of those killed when an Azerbaijan Airlines plane was shot down by Russian air defenses in late 2024, Russian and Azeri foreign ministries said in a joint statement on April 15.

15 April, 11:05 PM

Kazakhstan drops Russian firms from major power plant projects

Kazakhstan has decided to exclude Russian companies from the construction of three new thermal power plants in Kokshetau, Semey and Ust-Kamenogorsk, The Moscow Times reported on April 7.

7 April, 09:33 PM

U.S. extends Russian oil transit to China, keeping a key sanctions loophole open

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has extended a license allowing the transit of Russian oil to China through Kazakhstan until March 19, 2027, Interfax reported, citing Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry.

1 April, 10:50 AM

Georgia will no longer refine Russian crude

Georgia’s only oil refinery will stop processing Russian crude and reorient to supplies from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, local outlet Business Media reported on March 30.

30 March, 08:27 PM

UK Treasury allows Transneft to handle Kazakhstan oil until March 2028

The U.K. Treasury has allowed Russia’s Transneft to continue operations involving oil from Kazakhstan until March 2028, according to the decision on March 20.

20 March, 12:17 PM

Greek tanker struck by unknown object in Russian port

A Greek-flagged tanker reported being struck by an unknown object near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in Russia’s Novorossiysk port while waiting to load Kazakh crude oil on March 14, sustaining minor damage with no casualties, according to Reuters, citing owner Maran Tankers.

14 March, 05:19 PM

U.S. presents new evidence of possible 2020 China underground nuclear test

The United States presented new evidence supporting claims that China conducted an underground nuclear test near its Lop Nor test site on June 22, 2020, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw said at a Hudson Institute event on Feb. 17, according to Reuters.

18 February, 02:13 PM

Kazakhstan busts $14B Russia-linked laundering scheme

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that about $14 billion was moved through one of the country’s banks in what he described as an outrageous case of suspected financial misconduct, The Moscow Times reported on Jan. 28.

29 January, 09:31 AM

Gazprom boosts gas exports to Central Asia by 22%, Georgia by 40% in 2025

Gazprom sharply increased natural gas exports to Central Asia and the South Caucasus in 2025, with deliveries to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan rising 22% and to Georgia by 40%, exceeding preliminary forecasts, the Interfax news agency reported on Jan. 12.

13 January, 04:16 PM

Trump talks Ukraine war with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, invites both to 2026 G20

U.S. President Donald Trump held phone calls with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, where the leaders discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine, he wrote on Truth Social on Dec. 23.

24 December 2025, 09:40 AM

Shell severs partnership with Rosneft in Caspian Pipeline Consortium

Shell PLC intends to exit its partnership with Russia's PJSC Rosneft, with which it jointly owns a stake in a pipeline transporting oil from Kazakhstan, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 10.

11 December 2025, 02:00 PM

Hungary’s MOL looks to buy sanctioned Lukoil assets, report says

Hungarian oil multinational MOL notified Washington of its intention to buy overseas assets of Russian oil giant Lukoil, which is under U.S. sanctions since Nov. 21, Reuters reported on Dec. 4, citing three people familiar with the matter.

4 December 2025, 09:57 PM

Kazakhstan may halt Russian oil flow to China over U.S. sanctions on Rosneft

Kazakhstan may be forced to suspend pipeline deliveries of Russian oil to China after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft, The Moscow Times reported on Dec. 3.

4 December 2025, 11:22 AM

Kazakhstan, Türkiye protest Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Kazakhstan and Türkiye condemned recent Ukrainian Defense Forces strikes in the Black Sea targeting an oil terminal and the sanctioned Russian oil tankers KAIRO and VIRAT, which are part of Russia’s “shadow fleet.”

30 November 2025, 01:35 PM

Zelenskyy meets Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev in U.S. to discuss peace, security, and cooperation

During his visit to the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to discuss peace efforts, security guarantees, and prospects for economic cooperation, Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 11:37 AM

Kazakhstan considers Druzhba oil exports to Hungary

Kazakhstan, which sent a test batch of oil to Hungary via Croatia this summer, is not ruling out supplies through the Druzhba pipeline, Russia’s Interfax reported on Sept. 9.

9 September 2025, 12:56 PM

EU readies new sanctions targeting Russian banks, oil trade and arms suppliers, eyes tool against Kazakhstan

The European Union is preparing a new round of sanctions against Russia, targeting around 15 of the country’s banks and energy companies in a bid to ramp up pressure on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and force an end to the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 8.

8 September 2025, 12:28 PM

Putin reaches out to five allies before possible sit-down with Trump

Vladimir Putin called leaders of five allied countries after meeting U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Aug. 6 and ahead of a possible meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian outlet The Bell reported on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 05:15 PM

Kazakhstan and Türkiye plan oil exports bypassing Russia

Kazakhstan and Turkiye are exploring options to increase the volume of oil shipments that bypass Russia via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, Pipeline Technology Journal reported on July 30.

1 August 2025, 10:15 AM

Putin’s FSB rules stop Kazakhstan’s Black Sea exports

Shipments of Kazakhstani oil transported through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) to Black Sea ports for Western markets have been suspended, Reuters reported on July 23.

24 July 2025, 08:00 PM

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