Kazakhstan has launched construction of a major power plant without Russian financial backing as delays in securing funding ...

Kazakhstan may replace Russia with South Korean and Chinese companies in the construction of three new thermal power plants, ...

Kazakhstan, whose close ties with Russia and China have made it a significant regional player in Central Asia, has said it is ...

Russia has long seen Kazakhstan as within its sphere of influence. In a press conference on Dec. 23, Putin called Kazakhstan a "Russian-speaking country in every sense of the word." ...

On the surface, Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Kazakhstan on Nov. 9 exuded an air of business as usual. The Russian leader was met at dawn on the tarmac of Astana airport by Kazakhstan ...

The Central Asian nation, rich in critical minerals, is deepening its ties to China but does relatively little trade with the ...

Kazakhstan's oil output in the first half of 2025 rose by around 11.6% to 49.9 million metric tons from the same period in ...

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.

Russian saber-rattling against Kazakhstan for failing to back Moscow's war on Ukraine risks angering China and further destabilizing the central Asian region, according to a widely respected ...

Russian troops are helping put down anti-government protests in neighboring Kazakhstan. The crisis threatens to be a distraction for Russia as it squares off with the U.S. over Ukraine.

The Russian-led alliance sent troops late last week to Kazakhstan as violent protests saw Tokayev's authoritarian government lose control over its biggest city, Almaty. Russia sent the largest ...