Tokayev calls on Putin to freeze the war in Ukraine during meeting
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev unexpectedly brought up the topic of the war in Ukraine during the open part of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Omsk, Russia. He stated that Kazakhstan views it as an interstate conflict, noted that the nature of this confrontation "is not entirely clear" to many countries, and proposed considering the possibility of "freezing" it.
Initially, Tokayev, like Putin, spoke about the development of cooperation between the two states. However, he later reported receiving many signals from Europe and the USA regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war and had already discussed this with Putin during telephone conversations.
The head of Kazakhstan emphasized that from the very beginning he considers this conflict to be precisely interstate, not a civil war.
This assessment differs from earlier statements by the Russian leadership, which repeatedly characterized events in Ukraine as an internal conflict.
Tokayev also noted that Kazakhstan respects the Ukrainian people, their culture, and language. According to him, the origin of this conflict remains difficult to understand, unlike other well-known territorial disputes where historical reasons were more obvious.
At the same time, the Kazakh president repeatedly expressed a positive assessment of Putin's actions, including noting his, as he put it, diplomatic flexibility during recent international negotiations.
Finally, Tokayev proposed considering the possibility of "freezing" hostilities and returning to a negotiation format, which he called "Istanbul 2.0". He noted that previous negotiations had already yielded certain results, and further settlement could take place with international guarantees, including Russia's participation.
"This is just my humble opinion, since I am being approached. Perhaps this conflict should already be frozen and we should return to the Istanbul formula 2.0. Significant results were achieved there. Naturally, under the guarantees of great powers, including Russia. And then move towards the long-awaited peace," the President of Kazakhstan stated.
He also noted:
"It is a pity, of course, that young people are dying. This is the gene pool of the 'fraternal peoples,' Russia and Ukraine. And all this must be stopped, because what is happening, in my convinced opinion, plays into the hands and brings joy to the adversaries — both of Russia and the Ukrainian state."
From Putin's expression, it was evident that he did not particularly like Tokayev's statements. He, however, dryly thanked the Kazakh leader and informed him that he would provide more detailed information on the situation concerning the "Ukrainian direction" during the closed part of the meeting. At this, the open broadcast of the meeting concluded.
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