Kazakh President Tokayev urges Putin to freeze war in Ukraine during Omsk meeting
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has urged Vladimir Putin to freeze the war in Ukraine and return to what he called an "Istanbul 2.0" format. The comments were made during a face-to-face meeting in Omsk at the Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum on Saturday. Ukraine later publicly welcomed the message, calling it realistic and timely.Tokayev told Putin that "perhaps it is time to freeze this conflict" and said significant results had been achieved in earlier talks in Istanbul. He said that, under guarantees from major powers including Russia, the sides could move toward what he described as long-awaited peace. Tokayev also said... [Continue Reading]
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