Kazakhstan

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

China moves in as Russian businesses flee Kazakhstan

The number of companies with Russian founders operating in Kazakhstan dropped by 728 in the second quarter of 2025, falling to 17,600. That’s the sharpest quarterly decline since early 2019, Kazakh outlet Kursiv Media reported on July 16.

17 July 2025, 01:29 PM

Millions per kilo: Kazakhstan becomes top supplier of pure osmium-187

Kazakhstan, one of the founding members of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), is extracting and exporting osmium-187, one of the most expensive metals on Earth, according to the Kazakh outlet El.kz.

13 July 2025, 12:33 PM

Moscow negotiating increased oil supply to China through Kazakhstan

Russia is negotiating with Kazakhstan to increase oil transit to China by 2.5 million tons annually through the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline, with no set timeline for agreement, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said on June 17, according to news agency Interfax.

17 June 2025, 03:10 PM

Russia and China to build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear plants

The Russian Rosatom state corporation and the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) will lead separate consortia to construct Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plants, Reuters reported on June 14.

16 June 2025, 09:55 AM

Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry confirms Russia is testing drones on its territory

Kazakhstan has confirmed that Russia is testing its drones in the country’s West Kazakhstan Oblast. The announcement came from First Deputy Defense Minister Sultan Kamaletdinov on June 5, according to Kazinform.

5 June 2025, 05:44 PM

Major reserves: Russia’s neighbor discovers new rare metal deposits

Kazakhstan has discovered new, rich deposits of tantalum and niobium — rare metals vital for high-tech industries — according to a June 2025 report by the Kazakh outlet Finratings.kz.

2 June 2025, 09:46 PM

Azerbaijan gathering evidence for international lawsuit against Russia

Azerbaijan is preparing to file an international lawsuit against Russia over the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, in December 2024, the Azerbaijani state news agency APA reported on Feb. 5.

6 February 2025, 04:39 PM

Kazakhstan banks shun Russian clients

Four Kazakh banks have suspended issuing cards to Russian citizens, independent Russian newspaper The Moscow Times reported on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 10:19 PM

Ukraine calls for fair investigation into Kazakhstan plane crash – Sybiha

Ukraine, through Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, called for a fair investigation into the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people on Dec. 25, in a statement on Dec. 27.

27 December 2024, 03:02 PM

Azerbaijan: Russian missile behind Kazakhstan plane crash

The crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, was caused by a Russian surface-to-air missile, Euronews reported, citing sources in the Azerbaijani government.

26 December 2024, 04:15 PM

Missile blast caused fatal damage to Azerbaijani airliner, expert says

The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 plane crash with 62 passengers and five crew members was reportedly caused by an anti-aircraft missile explosion, war veteran and military analyst retired Major Oleksiy Hetman told Radio NV on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 11:52 AM

Russian air defenses, air-traffic management in spotlight after plane crash in Kazakhstan

The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Dec. 25 could have been shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft missile system, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation, wrote on Telegram later that day.

26 December 2024, 09:19 AM

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