NEW: Last year, Oliver Stone starred in a documentary in which he interviewed Kazakhstan’s former president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. As it turns out, a charitable foundation controlled by Nazarbayev secretly paid at least $5M for the film. occrp.org/en/investigati…

(VIDEO) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plays table tennis with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana

Putin didn't mention Ukraine or the "conflict" at the Russia-Central Asia summit in Astana. The reason is obvious: no Central Asian country would publicly support Moscow in its aggression. Receiving silence from its "allies" would have been a huge reputational blow for Putin.

Tokayev says "someone" wants to see a repeat of Bloody January in #Kazakhstan. It would be a more useful warning if he named names. And if he explained to the public who exactly he thinks fomented the violence, rather than vague allusions bit.ly/3TdySgx

Tokayev warns against using Kazakh language for "political debates", amid hot debates over language use in #Kazakhstan following #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine bit.ly/3VBsi51

Tokayev promises treason trials over #BloodyJanuary will start soon - ex-security chief Masimov + others will be in the dock, but presumably behind closed doors #Kazakhstan bit.ly/3CGV0c5

Certain "signs and slights point to Russia’s waning influence in Central Asia. But make no mistake: this is no break" The Economist on shifting alliances with #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan #Kyrgyzstan #Tajikistan #Turkmenistan as #Russia wages war on #Ukraine econ.st/3Th0xwU

Authorities in Kazakhstan have waded into a debate on the use of the Kazakh language with new rules banning discrimination in the workplace on linguistic grounds eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-gov…

Tokayev admits to major systemic problems in politics and economy of #Kazakhstan and promises government for the people' - his and Mirziyoyev's slogans seem to be becoming interchangeable bit.ly/3U0hcVl

"We are not pro-Russian, we are not pro-Chinese, we are not pro-Western," he said. "We are pro-Kazakh." Roman Vassilenko comments to DW Deutsche Welle, which looks at #Kazakhstan's 'balancing act' over war in #Ukraine, also with Temur Umarov 马铁木 bit.ly/3SLt2BH

Michel said after talks with President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev on October 27 that the largest and wealthiest Central Asian nation was "a crucial partner" of the European Union and "an important player on the international stage and in the region." trts.io/a5Zk2

Kazakh Parliament Approves Mass Amnesty For Participants In January Protests rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-m…

İşte fabrika, işte banttan indirdiğimiz ilk akıllı cihaz, işte Cumhuriyetimizin yeni asrının ilk kıvılcımı… İşte Türkiye Yüzyılı. 🇹🇷

Podcast: Will Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election Be A Turning Point? rferl.org/a/majlis-podca…

#BREAKING: An explosion has rocked Istanbul, Turkey's, iconic Istiklal street marketplace. At least 10 injured. Developing... x.com/eriseksaitali/…

The first batch of generators from #Kazakhstan arrived in #Ukraine. 43 generators are intended for medical institutions.

Reminiscent of late-stage Soviet television, Iranian state TV features a morning “workout” show led by a geriatric Islamist chanting religious slogans.

Kazakhs set up a second Yurt of Invincibility in Ukraine, this time in Kyiv. The first in Bucha provoked a furious response from Russia, so they decided to put up a second one. It’s a place for Ukrainians rest and warm up, drink some tea, charge their phones. H/T UkraineNow

IT IS OFFICIAL: Kilicdaroglu will face Erdogan in May 14 elections as six opposition parties’ joint candidate

Ex-defence minister gets 12 years in prison for giving "illegal orders" during Bloody January - nothing else known about his case, which is classified - so as with the violence itself, much remains shrouded in mystery #Kazakhstan tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_new…