Kazakhstan has begun voting in its historic first elections for the newly established unicameral Qurultay, replacing the former bicameral parliament.

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has publicly urged Vladimir Putin to freeze hostilities in Ukraine and return to negotiations.

During a high-level summit in Siberia, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered a public rebuke to Vladimir Putin, urging him to halt the war in Ukraine as deep drone strikes rattled Russia.