Ukraine’s strikes gave Kazakhstan leverage over Russian retail giant Wildberries
Wildberries is building 260,000 square meters of warehouses while Kazakhstan tells shoppers to buy local.
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A month’s worth of Russia’s oil exports is stuck at sea—135 million barrels loaded but not delivered
Bloomberg's vessel-tracking and price data put the four-week value of Russia's seaborne crude exports back near $1.7 billion, down from a weekly spike near $2.5 billion on the chart earlier this year.
Kazakh court authorizes forced collection of $1.4 billion from Gazprom for Ukraine’s Naftogaz
A Zurich-seated tribunal ordered Gazprom to pay $1.37 billion in principal for unpaid transit services in June 2025.
Weaponized energy: Russia may cut off Kazakh oil to Germany on 1 May, risking Berlin-Brandenburg fuel shock
Russia may plan to remove 17% of Germany's PCK refinery feedstock.
Kazakhstan hires Chinese firm to replace Shell and Eni as Ukrainian strikes hit Russia’s pipeline
Kazakhstan just replaced Shell and Eni with a Chinese construction firm at a key gas field. The Ukrainian drone campaign against Russia’s oil pipeline is the reason.
China opens its flour market to Ukraine as Kazakh producers pay for using Russian wheat
In the same week Beijing welcomed Ukrainian flour, it blocked Kazakh producers from using Russian wheat.
Kazakhstan jails citizen for six years for fighting for Russia against Ukraine
25-year-old from Petropavlovsk signed contract with Russian military, was wounded, then fled back
Flamingo vs Oreshnik: Ukraine’s GenStaff claims damage to Russia’s Oreshnik launch site
The attack occurred on 5 February.
India confirms 202 citizens served in Russian Army — 119 returned, 50 still stuck, 26 killed, 7 missing
Indian authorities say Moscow was given DNA samples to help identify victims, while diplomatic talks remain active.
Kazakhstan launches $1 billion NATO-standard arms project, sparking Russian outrage
ASPAN project marks first break from Soviet-era weapons compatibility.
Kazakhstan reroutes oil to China for the first time after Ukrainian strikes cripple Black Sea terminal
Europe gets 11.5% of its oil from this terminal. Now Kazakhstan is sending crude to Beijing instead
Russia revives USSR’s abandoned 1986 project, threatening Arctic, to blackmail Central Asia after it escaped Russian gas
$100 billion to reroute rivers, destabilize climate, and blackmail post-Soviet nations.
Ukraine’s drone war has an unintended target: Kazakhstan (INFOGRAPHIC)
Ukraine’s strikes on Novorossiysk threaten an economy that never diversified from Russia.
Kazakhstan protests pipeline strike while staying silent on Russian attacks against Ukraine
Kyiv highlights Kazakhstan's selective concern as millions of Ukrainians endure Russian bombardment.
Reuters: US firm Carlyle seeks to buy Russia’s Lukoil foreign assets
Reuters reveals the US Treasury killed the Swiss trader’s bid, paving the way for an American takeover.
Russia’s missing army: 144,000 families now turning to Ukraine for answers
October’s findings revealed that 159 captured Russian soldiers included foreigners from Egypt to Belarus.
A mystery drone blew up in Kazakhstan — it might’ve been Ukrainian and headed for Russia’s gas hub
The border district sits next to Orenburg Oblast, where Ukrainian drones struck Gazprom’s facility just days earlier.
Italian firms shipped $2.3M in equipment to Russia via Turkey and Kazakhstan amid sanctions
Three Italian companies delivered over $2.3 million worth of industrial equipment to Russia in 2024-2025, including sanctioned CNC machines and dual-use items displayed at a Moscow trade show
The end of Russia’s energy empire in Central Asia: pipelines, politics, and payback
Russia’s Central Asian energy empire is collapsing—and investors still betting on Moscow are making a costly mistake.
Ukraine’s drones flew 1,400 km to strike Orsk refinery — Russian propagandist blames Astana and calls for Kazakhstan invasion (videos, updated)
Exilenova+ released multiple videos of the attack, showing the Liutyi UAVs bypassing obstacles to reach the plant.