ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Could 27. Russian President
Vladimir Putin can pay a state go to to Kazakhstan on Could 27–29.
As a part of the go to, the Eurasian Financial Discussion board, involving the
heads of state of the Eurasian Financial Union (EAEU) member
international locations, in addition to a gathering of the Supreme Eurasian Financial
Council, will likely be held.
Relations between Kazakhstan and Russia in 2025–2026 have
maintained their historically excessive stage. In November 2025, the
state go to of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to
Russia concluded with the signing of a declaration on the
transition to a complete strategic partnership and alliance.
In 2026, bilateral dialogue continued at a excessive stage. A working
go to by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to Kazakhstan
befell, and Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov additionally paid an
official go to to the nation.
Financial cooperation between the 2 international locations continues to
broaden. Russia ranks second amongst Kazakhstan’s commerce companions after
China. In keeping with the Bureau of Nationwide Statistics of
Kazakhstan, commerce turnover between Kazakhstan and Russia amounted
to $6.456 billion in January–March 2026, accounting for 19.6% of
Kazakhstan’s whole international commerce turnover. This represented an
enhance of 16.2% in comparison with the corresponding interval of the
earlier yr. Russia additionally ranked first in imports to Kazakhstan
with a share of 33.3% and third in Kazakhstan’s exports with a
share of 8.3%. The events intend to extend bilateral commerce
turnover to $30 billion yearly. By the top of 2025, the determine
had already reached $27.4 billion.
The funding partnership between the 2 international locations additionally
stays substantial. In keeping with official information, Russian
investments in Kazakhstan have exceeded $28 billion over the previous
20 years, whereas Kazakh investments in Russia amounted to
roughly $9 billion. This has contributed to the formation of
a steady community of joint tasks and enterprise ties supporting
commerce and industrial cooperation.
Transport and logistics play a serious position. The international locations are
creating the worldwide “North–South” hall, specifically
its japanese route with the participation of Turkmenistan and Iran.
By 2030, its throughput capability is predicted to succeed in 20 million
tons per yr. Routes comparable to “Western Europe – Western China” and
border infrastructure are additionally being developed. In November 2025, a
roadmap for the modernization of car checkpoints was signed.
It supplies for elevated throughput capability, diminished border
crossing time, and simplified circumstances for enterprise. On the
Kazakh facet, 30 checkpoints are being modernized. In 2026, a
memorandum of cooperation within the area of unmanned transport and
digital applied sciences was additionally signed.
Vitality stays a key ingredient of relations. As much as 80% of
Kazakhstan’s oil exports move via the Caspian Pipeline
Consortium, which works via the territory of Russia to the port
of Novorossiysk. The CPC stays the primary oil export route and
straight hyperlinks Kazakhstan’s price range with Russian transit
infrastructure. Russia can also be constructing the primary nuclear energy
plant in Kazakhstan on the shore of Lake Balkhash.
In Could 2026, conferences have been held in Moscow between the Minister
of Vitality of Kazakhstan and the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and
the Minister of Vitality of the Russian Federation. Earlier, in
October 2025, Gazprom and the Authorities of Kazakhstan signed a
memorandum on the gasification of Kokshetau and Petropavlovsk
via the enlargement of the “Saryarka” fuel pipeline.
Commerce, power, and logistics stay system-forming instructions of
financial cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia. Their
integration ensures the soundness of bilateral ties, regardless of
Kazakhstan’s improvement of different transport routes, together with
the Center Hall, geared toward diversifying logistics. State visits
and common high-level conferences affirm the soundness of bilateral
interplay.
