Kazakhstan

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

Azerbaijan Airlines plane down in Kazakhstan, 12 survived

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane with 67 people on board, including 5 crew members, has crashed in Kazakhstan, the Tengrinews Telegram channel reported early on Dec. 25, posting video from the crash site.

25 December 2024, 10:21 AM

Biosphere Corporation to open new production plant in Uzbekistan next year

Biosphere Corporation, a major Ukrainian household goods manufacturer, plans to open a garbage bag production facility in Uzbekistan next year and expand its presence in Central Asia, CEO Andrii Zdesenko said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine on Dec. 6.

6 December 2024, 01:50 PM

Kremlin ally Kazakhstan rejects Russian attempts to evade sanctions

Kazakhstan’s government has opposed Russia’s use of its territory to circumvent international sanctions, Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko told in an interview with Polish media outlet PAP on Oct. 24.

24 October 2024, 01:46 PM

Erdoğan proposes grain corridor through Turkey to Putin amid EU tensions

Ankara has proposed to Moscow the establishment of a grain corridor to African countries via Turkey as an alternative to shipments to the West, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said upon his return from the 24th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, CNN Türk reported on July 5.

5 July 2024, 06:59 PM

Putin says peace through mediators ‘unlikely’

Moscow takes Donald Trump’s comments about a ceasefire in Ukraine ‘seriously,’ although settling the war with Ukraine through mediators is ‘unlikely,’ Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said on July 4.

4 July 2024, 09:17 PM

Putin arrives in Kazakhstan for Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kazakhstan to attend a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Russian Interfax news agency reported on July 3.

3 July 2024, 01:10 PM

Charges in opposition journalist Sadykov murder case to be reclassified, Prosecutor Office says

Charges in the case of the Kazakh opposition journalist Aidos Sadykov assasination attempt, leading to his death, will be reclassified, the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office reported on Telegram on July 2.

2 July 2024, 01:58 PM

Kazakh opposition journalist Aidos Sadykov dies in Kyiv after assassination attempt

Kazakh opposition journalist Aidos Sadykov, who was in deep coma after an assasination attempt, died in Kyiv overnight on July 2, his wife Natalia Sadykova reported on Facebook on July 2.

2 July 2024, 12:38 PM

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