In Kazakhstan, as in Ukraine in 2014, the Russian government explains its military presence as appropriate and requested by a legitimate government. As in Ukraine, ...

While many Central Asian migrants have been coerced or pressured into fighting for Russia in Ukraine, a number of Kazakh ...

Ukrainian and Kazakhstan authorities should carry out an effective investigation into the shooting in the Ukrainian capital on June 18, 2024 of an independent Kazakhstan journalist and former ...

Kazakhstan has flatly denied that Ukrainian attack drones are flying into Russia via its airspace. Russian Foreign Ministry ...

Russian ally Kazakhstan has been subtle but firm in its opposition to the Ukraine war. Some hawkish Russians have called for the "de-Nazification" of Kazakhstan, stoking fears it could be next.

Ukraine war has worried officials, public in Kazakhstan; Russia's southern neighbour has big Russian-speaking population; President Tokayev widely tipped to win re-election on Sunday ...

On February 26 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, people gathered at a planned rally to protest chronic air pollution. But the many blue and yellow flags underscored another issue on everyone’s mind: Ukraine.

But, as the Ukraine war has progressed, Kazakhstan has increasingly shown greater independence from Moscow than many expected. In addition to not recognizing the Moscow-backed separatist entities ...

I mostly agree with the argument made by those like former national security official Fiona Hill, who have said that the situation in Kazakhstan could very well “accelerate Putin’s desire to ...

As a scholar of post-Soviet Ukraine, Russia’s involvement in Kazakhstan looks very familiar to me.It’s similar to what happened in Ukraine beginning in 2014, when peaceful protesters were met ...

This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent forces into Kazakhstan to provide support to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s autocratic government amid violent protests that erupted over ...