Recently re-elected Kassym-Jomart Tokayev set out Astana’s foreign policy agenda in his inauguration speech Kazakhstan will prioritize cooperation with its close neighbors, including Russia and China, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Saturday in his inauguration speech after being re-elected. The nation will pursue a “balanced” foreign policy guided by its own interests, he added.

A new law will allow Ukraine to replenish the state budget at the expense of “enemies,” President Zelensky says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law, on Monday, allowing the confiscation of assets from citizens accused of supporting Russia in the ongoing conflict.

Kazakhstan may face consequences if it continues helping Russia evade Western sanctions, the US and UK envoys told reporters in Astana on Tuesday, demanding Moscow’s ally in Central Asia comply with their embargo over the Ukraine conflict.