The Russian Ambassador spoke about the preparations for Putin's visit to Kazakhstan

Moscow and Astana are discussing the upcoming negotiations and the dates of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Kazakhstan in 2026 at the invitation of Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. This was announced on February 15 by Alexey Borodavkin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Kazakhstan.

"As for the visit of Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin to Kazakhstan, such annual exchanges of visits have already become a practice, and dates are currently being agreed upon and work is underway to provide substantive content to the negotiations," he said in an interview with TASS.

Borodavkin noted, expressing confidence that the visit of the head of the Russian state to Kazakhstan will be an important event in the history of relations between the two countries.

Milestone visit: Russia-Kazakhstan partnership will reach a strategic level

Tokayev has already arrived in Moscow — what can he discuss with Putin at a meeting in the Kremlin on November 12

At a meeting with the Russian leader on November 12, 2025, Tokayev called the scale of cooperation between the two states unique. He noted significant successes in trade and economic cooperation and highlighted the prospects for cooperation in the nuclear industry.

On the same day, the leaders signed a declaration on the transition of relations between Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance. The document signing ceremony was held after negotiations.

On January 5 of this year, Tokayev noted Putin's benevolent attitude towards friends and colleagues. He added that the Russian leader is known and respected in Kazakhstan as a global figure, and the world sees him as a symbol of protection for the Russian Federation and Russians.

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