Tokayev proposed to Putin to "freeze" the war in Ukraine and return to the Istanbul formula
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President of Kazakhstan Tokayev at a forum in Omsk proposed to "freeze" the Russian-Ukrainian war. He also called Ukrainians and Russians "brotherly peoples" and expressed condolences over the loss of life.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to "freeze" the war in Ukraine. He added that he does not understand the reasons for the aggression, as stated on the sidelines of the XXII Forum of Interregional Russian-Kazakh Cooperation in Omsk on July 25, reports UNN citing the news agency "Fergana".
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Perhaps this conflict should already be frozen and return to the Istanbul formula 2.0, since significant results were achieved there. Then - under the guarantees of major powers, including Russia, and then move towards long-awaited peace
At the same time, the Kazakh president called Ukrainians and Russians "brotherly peoples," expressed condolences for the deaths on both sides, and said that the war supposedly benefits "adversaries." However, he did not specify who and which adversaries, nor did he call on the Russian Federation to withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine.
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