Tokayev Urges Putin to Freeze Ukraine War, Reviving 2022 Istanbul Talks
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 25
Tokayev Urges Putin to Freeze Ukraine War, Reviving 2022 Istanbul Talks
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 25
Summary
Omsk talks put rare pressure on Moscow from a close ally as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev publicly urged Vladimir Putin to freeze the war in Ukraine.
Tokayev said he was relaying numerous signals from Europe and the US, adding that people aware of his meeting with Putin had asked him to pass the message along.
The proposal called for a revamped version of the 2022 Istanbul talks, framing a ceasefire push around an earlier negotiation track rather than a new format.
The intervention is unusual for Kazakhstan, one of Russia’s closest partners, and highlights outside efforts to test whether Moscow is open to halting the conflict.