Ex-Kazakhstan leader proposes Russia-Ukraine presidents meet in bid to ease conflict Kazakhstan’s former president Nursultan Nazarbayev is trying to arrange a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyi, whose countries are at odds over the war between Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. 23 579 314 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Poroshenko holds phone conversation with Nazarbaev President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a phone conversation with the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. 7 289 80 Ukrainian Politics
New Kazakh president: Astana to be renamed Nursultan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposes renaming capital Astana to 'Nursultan' in honour of ex-leader Nursultan Nazarbayev. 17 342 323 World
Kazakhstan president Nazarbayev steps down after 30 years in power President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev officially claimed that he gives up his authority as the head of the state. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the speaker of the upper house of parliament, will take over as the country’s acting president. 45 078 359 World
Yanukovych and Putin Had a Fierce Discussion on Gas, Russian Media Report On the sidelines of the summit Putin talked with many of his colleagues face to face. The most substantive dialogue was with Viktor Yanukovych subsequently joined by Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. 21 762 102 Previously in trend: Gas War