Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan hold phone talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Kremlin press service said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Kremlin press service said.
The construction and subsequent operation of Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant with Russia’s participation represent the creation of an entire sectoral cluster within the national economy, and Kazakhstan’s resources will be actively used for this purpose, Russia’s ambassador to Astana Alexey Borodavkin said.
The Russian Consulate General will be established in Aktau, following an order from Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to establish the diplomatic mission.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Kazakhstan in 2026, Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Alexey Borodavkin said.
Direct flights between St. Petersburg and Shymkent, Kazakhstan, will begin this summer, operating twice a week.
Kazakhstan has submitted a formal bid to the U.S. authorities to acquire Russian oil producer Lukoil's in the country's energy projects, Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said.
Following a record harvest, the Ulyanovsk region is boosting grain exports to Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Türkiye, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Latvia. The first cargo ships have already departed for the Caspian Sea.
Russia significantly increased its exports to Kazakhstan in 2025, with cosmetics and hygiene products leading the growth at nearly 20%.
Russia is committed to fully fulfilling all obligations regarding the investigation into the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flight near Aktau.
Russia has almost doubled exports of liquefied petroleum gas in the January-November period to the Central Asian countries and Afghanistan to 1.016 million metric tons, industry sources said.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a congratulatory letter to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has arrived in Russia yesterday to participate in a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and an informal meeting of CIS leaders, according to the press service of the Kazakh president.
Russian and Kazakh pipeline operators have finalized terms for the transit of Kazakh oil to the EU through Russian territory for the coming year.
Kazakhstan's energy ministry said it would redirect some oil from the Kashagan oil field to China after a Ukrainian drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's Black Sea terminal, at the Russian port of Novorossiysk.
The President of Kazakhstan has met with the Russian Ambassador to discuss the future of bilateral dialogue, with both sides affirming the active development of ties.
Developing strong partnerships with nations bordering the Caspian Sea remains a central focus for Russia and a vital component of regional security in Eurasia, according to a news release on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website.
Russian gas supplies to Kazakhstan could more than triple by the end of the decade, the press service of the Russian State Duma's Energy Committee said.
The development of the International North-South Transport Corridor is a priority for the Russian government, Russia's Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said at the VTB 'Russia Calling!' investment forum.
Purchases of the precious metal increased 1.6-fold
Kazakhstan has selected "Balkhash" as the name for its first nuclear power plant (NPP), which will be constructed by a Rosatom-led international consortium.