Kazakh President Tokayev Urges Putin to Freeze the War in Ukraine
Tokayev said a pause could create conditions for renewed talks, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected a freeze as impossible.
- On July 25, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin in Omsk, urging Russia to freeze the Ukraine conflict and return to peace negotiations based on the Istanbul talks.
- Russia and Ukraine first held peace talks in Istanbul shortly after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in 2022; subsequent negotiations in 2025 produced no breakthroughs.
- Tokayev proposed an "Istanbul formula 2.0," stating "Perhaps it is time to freeze this conflict" during the Russia-Kazakhstan Forum of Interregional Cooperation.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the proposal, telling reporters "A freeze as such is impossible" and that Russia must achieve its stated goals.
- Tokayev's call reveals tensions with Moscow, despite previously praising Putin's "utmost diplomatic flexibility" during an August 2025 meeting with President Donald Trump in Anchorage.
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine in his presence. This is interpreted as an unusual move to raise his voice to resolve the situation, as the country is suffering massive economic damage as its key oil export route in the Black Sea has been blocked by a series of drone attacks. According to reports from major media outlets, including Russia's TASS news agency, on the 27th, Pr…
Putin's ally urges the Russian president to 'freeze' Ukraine war
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Saturday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to “freeze” the Ukraine conflict and return to what he described as the “Istanbul Formula 2.0,” where “significant results were achieved.”Continue reading
According to President Tokayev, peace is possible if the war is frozen and negotiations continue.
Kazakh president Tokayev urges Putin to freeze the war in Ukraine
Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Vladimir Putin in a face-to-face meeting to freeze the war in Ukraine and return to negotiations as "it is a shame, young people are dying". Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called it "a realistic, timely, and wise message."
The President of Kazakhstan, Tokayev, proposes to Putin the freezing of the war in Ukraine and the resumption of negotiations. The statement was made in the presence of the Russian President, at the Russian-Kazakhstan Forum held in Siberia.
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