Background: Russia made progress last year shoring up its southern and western border areas, by placing peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh and siding with Belarus’ embattled president, respectively. Moscow, however, has paid less attention to its buffer farther east. This could be changing. What Happened: A Russian lawmaker said on state TV last month that Kazakhstan owed […]
Brief: Russia Wants More From Kazakhstan
The Kazakh president shot back after a Russian lawmaker questioned his country's nationhood.
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