Frozen Conflict: Kazakh President's Peace Proposal Sparks Uncertainty Kazakhstan's President Kassym Jomart Tokayev has thrown a diplomatic lifeline to Ukraine, suggesting a ceasefire and renewed negotiations could break the stalemate in the conflict.
Speaking alongside Vladimir Putin at a forum in Omsk, Russia, Tokayev made his proposal with characteristic deference to the Russian president. The Istanbul Formula 2. 0: A Recipe for Peace?
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