Russian President Putin attended his first domestic trip in months and was publicly confronted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a televised meeting. The 73-year-old Putin appeared visibly uncomfortable as Tokayev delivered a pointed three-minute speech.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to freeze the war in Ukraine and return to negotiations based on the 2022 Istanbul format during talks in Omsk. The move represents rare public pressure from a Putin ally on the conflict.