Belarusian timber under sanctions is being imported into the EU through Poland using forged documents stating that the products are coming from Kazakhstan. Polish customs […]
Investigators from Buro Media, Verstka, and OCCRP discovered that Kazakhstan and Belarus have become hubs for Putin’s regime to import sanctioned wires and chips for
Kazakhstan and Belarus assist Russia in its war against Ukraine—investigation Read More »
Parallel imports from Kazakhstan to Russia are a complicated formula with variables that range from the customs union to corruption. And it creates loopholes for
How to halt parallel imports of banned goods from Kazakhstan to Russia? Read More »
When it comes to international sanctions against Russia, former Soviet republics with historical relations to Moscow, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan have been playing a geopolitical balance.
Time for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to block sanctions evasion schemes Read More »
Sanctions have restricted Russian purchases of foreign military technologies. However, Moscow can still rely on its two Central Asian neighbors for gunpowder components, as exports
Sanctioned Russian powder factories get cotton pulp from Central Asia Read More »
Taking on a new leadership position in the Central Asia region that has historically been a Russian sphere of influence, Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined
China takes Central Asia into its sphere of influence and squeezes Russia out Read More »
A prominent financial institution in Kazakhstan has declared it will limit its interactions with Russian and Belarusian citizens, just one day after a top U.S.
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From January, Germany will not buy oil from Russia. It will be replaced with raw materials from Kazakhstan. The only problem is transport. The Germans
The Kremlin agreed to transport Kazakh oil to Germany Read More »
