July 2, 2026
4 developments
Tokayev visits China
More than $15 billion in agreements were signed and WAICO was launched with 29 founding states.
Drone strikes halt CPC loadings
About 80% of Kazakh oil exports were disrupted and Tengiz output halved.
Tokayev tells Putin to freeze the war
At the Omsk forum he proposed an "Istanbul 2.0" format; the Kremlin rejected it.
The EU adopts its 21st sanctions package
The package extends third-country targeting to refineries and shadow-fleet support.