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Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Russian Security Council, described the "strengthening of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation with Beijing as an unconditional priority of Russia's foreign policy."

Medvedev has since deleted the social media post and blamed hackers.

Most of Kazakhstan’s oil exports go through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which has been targeted by Russian courts. 

What did Kazakh President Tokayev’s recent statements in Russia actually mean? 

The warm welcome in Dushanbe and meetings around the Caspian table in Ashgabat were a chance for Putin to reaffirm his network of partners at a critical moment.

In a recent interview, the Kazakh president again pushed back against those in Russia who say Moscow "saved" Kazakhstan in January.

If the EAEU is simply an economic project, the current circumstances will strain its relevance as members suffer the consequences of close ties to the Russian economy.

As graphic reports of bodies lying on the streets of Bucha began airing in early April, some of India’s leading anchors and correspondents turned sharply critical of Russia.

At what point does the pressure generated and sustained by gray zone campaigns escalate?

Kazakhstan is, indeed, looking at Ukraine carefully and thinking seriously. 

Less than half of Central Asians labor migrants are ready to return to their home countries a month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.