[Cronos]

"in making top Russian officials in attendance, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, reach for their translation devices, Tokayev sent a clear signal to the Kremlin: the dynamics of the relationship are shifting as the Ukraine war plays out. Russia needs to actually respect Kazakhstan’s sovereignty, in deeds not just words, and adjust its imperial mindset."

[Cronos]

Putin doesn’t draw conclusions from his mistakes. He has tried to be arrogant, disrespectful, threatened neighbours, invaded neighbours.

Russia then wonders why no one wants to be part of their “sphere of influence”.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

When are you going to the front? You're right next door. If anything, you're embracing all the men escaping from the front.

[tlozo]

Tokayev sent a clear signal to the Kremlin: the dynamics of the relationship are shifting as the Ukraine war plays out. Russia needs to actually respect Kazakhstan’s sovereignty, in deeds not just words, and adjust its imperial mindset.

Decline in Russian power and influence.