Kazakh President Tokayev Urges Putin to Freeze the War in Ukraine
Tokayev said a pause could create conditions for renewed talks, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected a freeze as impossible.
- On July 25, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin in Omsk, urging Russia to freeze the Ukraine conflict and return to peace negotiations based on the Istanbul talks.
- Russia and Ukraine first held peace talks in Istanbul shortly after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in 2022; subsequent negotiations in 2025 produced no breakthroughs.
- Tokayev proposed an "Istanbul formula 2.0," stating "Perhaps it is time to freeze this conflict" during the Russia-Kazakhstan Forum of Interregional Cooperation.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the proposal, telling reporters "A freeze as such is impossible" and that Russia must achieve its stated goals.
- Tokayev's call reveals tensions with Moscow, despite previously praising Putin's "utmost diplomatic flexibility" during an August 2025 meeting with President Donald Trump in Anchorage.
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Putin's ally urges the Russian president to 'freeze' Ukraine war
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According to President Tokayev, peace is possible if the war is frozen and negotiations continue.
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