Special Envoy in Almaty
- Follow information about the Ukrainian war with the Figaro app
“Do you think he does it on purpose?”A question tinged with concern from a young Kazakh over Vladimir Putin’s repeated blunder of publicly defaming President Kassim-Jomart Tokayev. This was especially the case during the international forum held in St. Petersburg last June, which raised questions in the country of the steppes about the intentionality or not of this humiliating signal coming from the Russian president. The latter, whatever it may be, on Monday hastened to congratulate Kasim-Jomart Tokaev on his re-election as the head of the country the day before, receiving 81.3 percent of the votes. None of the five other candidates running for the post, all unknown, received more than 3.5%.
For Moscow, the re-election of Kasim-Jomart Tokayev confirms the policy that is being conducted towards this Central Asian country, which plays an important regional role in the eyes of the Kremlin. Electoral “success” with the flavor of essential confidence, in these times when Russian forces are in…
This article is for subscribers only. 80% is left for you to discover.
Black Friday
-70% on digital subscription
I ENJOYED
Already subscribed? enter
Source: Le Figaro
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.