Vladimir Putin

At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone call. After spending months building up a more than 100,000-strong invasion force on…

Vladimir Putin was left twitching his feet after a meeting with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev earlier this week. The Kazakh president was reelected earlier this month and traveled to the Russian capital…

Kazakhstan’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Monday, with the allies reaffirming historic ties following public disagreements over Ukraine. The visit to Moscow…

Astana/Kazakhstan, Brussels (30/10 – 33). Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has transformed Kazakhstan and its capital into a hub of political activity in recent weeks, with Astana hosting an array of…

Bali, Indonesia (11/10 – 70). The 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will take place on 15 and 16 November 2022 in Bali, Indonesia. The G20 or Group…

Astana, Kazakhstan (22/10 – 49). Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit…