“Half-opened” borders of Kazakhstan: why it’s not easy to go to Russia

Entry of Russian citizens into Kazakhstan due to coronavirus by car

On October 6, 2021, the rules for crossing the Kazakh border were tightened. The reason is the worsening epidemiological situation.

Free entry is allowed only by plane for citizens of those countries with which Kazakhstan has resumed international air traffic.

Russians who have not passed a test for the absence of coronavirus infection are not allowed into the territory of Kazakhstan.

To enter the Republic of Kazakhstan, you must present at the border control a certificate of passing a COVID test using the PCR method. The test must be taken no earlier than 72 hours before travel.

Travel by car is only allowed to those who are allowed to enter Kazakhstan through the land border during the pandemic.

The full list of categories of foreigners who can enter Kazakhstan at this time can be read on the official website of the Kazakh Embassy.

Documents for traveling by car

The main documents for entry are a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation or a foreign passport.

It is allowed to enter Kazakhstan in 2021 using an internal passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.

Taking out car insurance

A Russian car must be insured: police in Kazakhstan often stop it, and the traveler faces a fine for not having this document.

Insurance can be obtained after almost every border crossing. The cost of insurance does not depend on the number of drivers. The average price of insurance is 2,400 rubles.

You can take out insurance:

• for 2 week;
• for 1 month.

In the same booths where insurance is issued, RK SIM cards are sold. A SIM card is issued for a passport and is valid for a month.

At the entrance you can change at least part of the cash: currency exchange in Kazakhstan is carried out in banks that are not open on weekends.

Bank cards are accepted only in large cities.

Russian driver's license in Kazakhstan

To travel to Kazakhstan by car, it is enough to have a Russian license. But you can also have international rights with you.

This document is issued at State Services and costs 1100-1200 rubles.

Traveling with children

To enter with children at the border, the following documents are presented:

• child's passport;
• permission to take a minor abroad.

Trip with animals

You can import into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan by vehicle:

• cats;
• dogs;
• rabbits;
• fur animals.

The history of imported animals should not include panleukopenia (in cats), rabies, dermatophytoses (in cats), tuberculosis, or anthrax.

No more than 2 animals are allowed to be imported into Kazakhstan. Quarantine is not expected, but a veterinary passport (and a veterinary certificate issued in accordance with the decisions of the Customs Union Commission) must be on hand.

The passport must contain marks indicating that the animal has received all the necessary vaccinations.

The procedure for crossing the border of Kazakhstan during the quarantine period has been changed

Almaty. February 7. KazTAG - The procedure for crossing the border of Kazakhstan during the quarantine period has been changed, reports the border service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Below is the new procedure for crossing the state border of Kazakhstan.

1. Until the sanitary and epidemiological situation improves, temporarily limit the crossing of the State Border of the Republic of Kazakhstan by foreigners and stateless persons, with the exception of:

1) personnel of the diplomatic service of foreign states and members of their families (spouse, spouse, their parents and children);

2) members of official delegations of foreign states and international organizations traveling to Kazakhstan at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3) employees of international organizations accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan and members of their families (spouse, spouse, their parents and children);

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4) ethnic Kazakhs, if they have a valid visa of the Republic of Kazakhstan category “C10”, “B8” or identification documents with a mark of belonging to the Kazakh nationality (passport, identity card, birth certificate, etc. with a notarized translation) and members of their families (spouse, parents and children);

5) members of train and locomotive crews, crews of aircraft and ships and persons participating in railway transportation processes, operations for the reception, delivery and maintenance of goods, trains transporting goods in international traffic;

6) employees of Kazakhstani airlines, upon confirmation of status, and members of their families (spouse, parents and children);

7) service personnel of foreign cross-border structures on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and service personnel of Kazakh cross-border structures on the territory of neighboring states to perform official duties - in the presence of a certified personal list of employees;

citizens of the Russian Federation who are members of military formations, units and industrial enterprises stationed on territories leased from the Republic of Kazakhstan and members of their families (spouse, their parents and children) upon confirmation of belonging to a military formation (unit, industrial enterprise) and related connections, as well as citizens of the Russian Federation sent to the specified military formations, units and industrial enterprises - in the presence of travel certificates issued by authorized state bodies and organizations of the Russian Federation;

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9) citizens of the Russian Federation and members of their families (spouse, spouse, their parents and children) traveling to the territory of the Baikonur complex and the city of Baikonur - upon mandatory presentation of a document/documents confirming the validity of work/service in government bodies and other organizations, operating at the Baikonur complex, as well as having permanent or temporary registration in the city of Baikonur;

10) employees of the Intergovernmental Courier Communications of foreign states, upon confirmation of status;

11) stateless persons, documented by the Republic of Kazakhstan with a stateless person’s certificate, who previously traveled to the territory of a foreign state, upon their return to the Republic of Kazakhstan;

12) having written invitations from scientific organizations in the field of healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan (according to the list approved by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan), exclusively for surgical treatment methods (accompanied by no more than two adults);

13) documents of a stateless person, documented by a foreign state, arriving in the Republic of Kazakhstan through air checkpoints for further departure or departure through automobile checkpoints to the country of citizenship, at the request of diplomatic missions and consular offices of their states, subject to their export with the agreement and assistance of diplomatic representative offices and consular offices of these states;

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14) family members and close relatives attending the funeral (husband, parents, children, adoptive parents, adopted children, full and half brothers and sisters, grandparents, grandchildren) in the presence of confirming documents, as well as persons accompanying the body (ashes) of deceased family members and close relatives to the burial place;

15) following to care for seriously ill family members and close relatives (spouse, parents, children, adoptive parents, adopted children, full and half siblings, grandparents, grandchildren) and their minor children, in the presence of supporting documents from a medical institution about a serious illness;

16) having residence permits on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and members of their families (husband, wife, their parents and children) - but no more than once every 30 days;

17) who are family members of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan - subject to confirmation of the fact of family ties (spouse, spouse, parents and children) and their minor children - but no more than once every 30 days;

18) those undergoing training in educational institutions on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan (pupils, students, listeners, cadets), as well as in the case of their entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan to extend study visas, issue student ID cards, take exams (tests) in the presence of invitations from Kazakhstan educational institutions. If a foreign citizen entering for the purposes specified in this subparagraph is a minor, he is allowed to be accompanied by his parents (guardians or trustees);

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19) drivers transporting persons who, in accordance with this procedure, are allowed to cross the State Border of the Republic of Kazakhstan and evacuation flights;

20) employees (specialists) of companies of social importance, according to the list approved by a specially created Interdepartmental Commission chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan for each individual case;

21) drivers engaged in international freight transportation (no more than 2 drivers per freight vehicle), supply of automobile and special transport under concluded contracts, including transit through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, subject to driver’s licenses of the appropriate category and cargo owners those carrying out agricultural activities - upon submission of documents confirming the implementation of agricultural activities (according to the list and samples of documents approved by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan);

22) wanted and convicted foreigners and stateless persons transferred (extradied) by way of extradition, as well as escort service officers who receive and transfer them - on the basis of a decision of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a corresponding letter from the Committee of the Criminal Executive System of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Republic of Kazakhstan;

23) crews of sea vessels traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan outside the crew for a change - in the presence of documents confirming the status and membership in the crew of sea (river) vessels;

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24) medical personnel traveling to Kazakhstan to provide medical care at the invitation of state and local executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as within the framework of humanitarian assistance from foreign states or international organizations.

1. Allow citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan to cross the State Border of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a frequency of no more than once every 30 days, while this frequency does not apply to the following citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1) personnel of the country’s diplomatic service and members of their families (spouse, spouse, their parents and children);

2) members of official delegations of the Republic of Kazakhstan traveling abroad at the invitation of foreign states and with the approval of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3) employees of international organizations, of which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a member, stationed on the territory of foreign states - upon confirmation of the status of the employee and members of their families (spouse, their parents and children);

4) employees of the Intergovernmental Courier Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan upon confirmation of status;

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5) members of train and locomotive crews, crews of aircraft and ships and persons participating in railway transportation processes, operations for the reception, delivery and maintenance of goods, trains transporting goods in international traffic;

6) service personnel of foreign cross-border structures on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and service personnel of Kazakh cross-border structures on the territory of neighboring states to perform official duties - in the presence of a certified personal list of employees;

7) those traveling abroad for treatment, upon presentation of supporting documents from health care institutions (accompanied by no more than two adults), with the following documents:

— conclusion of the medical consultation commission of a territorial outpatient clinic to confirm the diagnosis and urgency of treatment, in accordance with form 026/u, approved by order of the Acting Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 30, 2010 No. KR DSM-175/2020 “On approval of forms of accounting documentation in the field of healthcare";

— a letter of invitation from a foreign medical organization for treatment, with a notarized translation;

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family members and close relatives attending the funeral (spouse, parents, children, adoptive parents, adopted children, full and half siblings, grandparents, grandchildren) with supporting documents, as well as persons accompanying the bodies (ashes) of deceased family members and close relatives to the burial place;

9) following to care for seriously ill family members and close relatives (spouse, parents, children, adoptive parents, adopted children, full and half siblings, grandparents, grandchildren) and their minor children, in the presence of supporting documents from a medical institution about a serious illness;

10) those undergoing training in educational institutions on the territory of foreign states, as well as for their departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad for the purpose of extending study visas, issuing student ID cards, passing exams (tests) - if there are invitations from a foreign educational institution. If a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan traveling for the purposes specified in this subparagraph is a minor, he is allowed to be accompanied by his parents (guardians or trustees);

11) traveling abroad for the purpose of carrying out work activities upon provision of an employment agreement, contract, work permit or other supporting documents for carrying out work activities from the host organization or copies thereof, as well as permission to enter a foreign state for these purposes;

12) drivers transporting persons who, in accordance with this procedure, are allowed to cross the State Border of the Republic of Kazakhstan and evacuation flights.

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13) drivers engaged in international freight transportation (no more than 2 drivers per freight vehicle), supply of motor vehicles and special transport within the framework of concluded contracts, and cargo owners engaged in agricultural activities - upon presentation of documents confirming the implementation of agricultural activities (according to list and samples of documents approved by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan);

14) wanted and convicted citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, accepted by extradition, as well as escort service officers carrying out their reception and transfer - based on the decision of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the corresponding letter from the Committee of the Criminal Executive System of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

15) crew members of sea vessels, - in the presence of documents confirming the status and membership in the crew of sea (river) vessels;

16) leaving the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence in another state and/or having immigration visas;

1. Allow the departure of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan to foreign states with which, by decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, direct (regular, irregular charter flights) air communication has been resumed, as well as the entry/transit passage into/through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of foreigners from among the citizens of states with which, by decision The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has resumed direct (scheduled, non-scheduled charter flights) air traffic, subject to compliance with visa requirements, unless a different procedure is provided for by international agreements of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. Allow interested government bodies to carry out the passage across the border of aircraft and ground equipment involved in launch campaigns from the Baikonur cosmodrome and search and evacuation activities from the landing site of cosmonauts and descending space objects - subject to the established procedure for obtaining permits from government bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan for crossing the State border and staying on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. Allow the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in agreement (including in working order) with the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan upon official request of the diplomatic services of foreign states determine the possibility of transit through the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4. Allow the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Health, in agreement (including in working order) with the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, upon official requests from diplomatic missions of foreign states accredited in Kazakhstan, to determine the possibility of entry/exit to/from the territory of the Republic Kazakhstan personnel of foreign diplomatic and consular missions and members of their families, as well as persons invited by foreign diplomatic and consular missions.
5. Allow visa-free 24-hour entry and exit for drivers - citizens of the People's Republic of China, carrying out international cargo transportation, to transport and logistics centers located on the territory of checkpoints on the Kazakhstan side.
6. Prohibit the transportation of passengers in the seaports of Aktau and Kuryk, with the exception of persons who, in accordance with this procedure, are allowed to cross the state border, as well as foreigners and stateless persons to travel to the country of their citizenship. Cargo transshipment through seaports must be carried out strictly in compliance with sanitary and epidemiological standards. Crew exit from ships is prohibited.

Border crossing

There are 14 border crossing points on the Russian-Kazakh border. The smallest border crossing is the Nikolaevsky DAPP.

Large international border crossings are Petropavlovsky and Orenburg. Driving there is quite difficult: the traffic is dense, the queues are huge.

During the tourist season or during holidays, cargo traffic at the border is very high. If possible, it is better to go in the off-season: you can get to Kazakhstan faster.

Citizens of Kazakhstan often stand in line in cars with Russian license plates: it is a little more difficult for them to leave Russia than for the Russians themselves.

If there are a lot of Kazakhstanis at the border, Russian citizens are advised to ask customs officers to let them through: there is a separate corridor for them, where there are practically no queues.

Customs regulations

The Republic of Kazakhstan is part of the EAEU. This means that on the territory of the country the same rules for transporting various goods across the border apply as in other states of the Customs Union.

From 01.01.2020, when importing goods into Kazakhstan that cost more than 2.0 thousand euros, it is required to pay a customs duty of 15% of the total amount.

What is not subject to duty

Since January 2021, the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has changed the rules for duty-free import of goods from abroad.

The norms for duty-free import of goods for individuals from abroad are 200 euros. Total volume – 31 kg.

Allowed to import:

• laptop/tablet – 1 unit/1 person;
• mobile device – 2 units/1 person;
• baby stroller – 1 unit/1 person;
• bicycle – 1 unit/1 person;
• decorations – 5 units/1 person;
• food products – up to 10 kg/1 person.

Restrictions and prohibitions

According to the customs rules of Kazakhstan, it is prohibited to import into its territory:

• regulated goods and products that have been contaminated with quarantine organisms;
• soil (and plants with soil);
• pornography and any obscene materials;
• narcotic drugs (except when required for medical reasons);
• ammunition;
• any types of weapons.

Location of gas stations and gasoline prices

The best gas stations in Kazakhstan:

• KazMunayGas.
• Gazpromneft.

Kazakhstan has its own gasoline, from its own oil. Since 2021, 3 refineries have been operating. The country sells gasoline to Uzbekistan. Previously, Kazakhstan also sold gasoline to Kyrgyzstan, but now there is a moratorium on sales.

Gasoline prices are presented in the table:

In general, the price of fuel in Kazakhstan is 30% lower than in Russia. Fuel quality is acceptable. It is best to refuel at large federal networks.

Border dispute between Russia and Kazakhstan threatens the EAEU - media

From January 1, 2021, the chairmanship of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) passed to the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK). President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called the main priority “the full implementation of the Treaty on the Union, the removal of barriers, the development of mutually beneficial cooperation and international cooperation.” Will it work?

At the end of 2021, relations between Russia and Kazakhstan ceased to be cloudless. The statement by State Duma deputy from United Russia and Chairman of the Board of the Russkiy Mir Foundation Vyacheslav Nikonov that “the territory of Kazakhstan is a great gift from Russia” caused a sharp reaction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. However, Nikonov was supported by his colleague in the ruling party, Yevgeny Fedorov .

They were answered in absentia by the chairman of the Republican Union of Participants in Combat Actions on the Tajik-Afghan Border, Murat Mukhamedzhanov . According to him, Kazakhstan, and not Russia, is the legal successor of the USSR and therefore it is time to redraw the borders: Omsk, Tyumen, Astrakhan, Orenburg and Tomsk regions should go to the Republic of Kazakhstan. And also the Russian part of Altai.

These picks can be considered verbiage. You never know what those who have no real power say. However, the dispute does not stop, drawing in more and more new participants. From the outside, Ankara unexpectedly supported him. “Russia, hands off Kazakhstan!”, “Whoever is against Kazakhstan is also against Turkey!” - local youth came up with such slogans.

Co-chairman of the Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan Ainur Kurmanov shared his view on the situation with the Free Press publication .

— I don’t think that the upcoming elections to the parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan will bring any surprises. Everything has been calculated and thought out in advance, lists of deputies who should go to the lower house have been prepared, and the winning parties have been determined. The result is known in advance. And the main winner is known - the pro-presidential Nur-Otan party, headed by Nazarbayev .

I don't expect any mass protests. People don't believe in existing political parties. The last formally opposition “National Social Democratic Party” refused to participate in the elections. Only satellite parties participate. Therefore, it does not matter how much interest they receive. They all represent a single party in power.

“SP”: — Rumor has it that Nazarbayev is not happy with Tokayev. He, they say, is pursuing too independent a policy. Or is this idle talk?

- It's all one. They have no differences. They act according to a general scenario. Nazarbayev has not really gone anywhere. He remains the main super-arbiter within the political system that he himself built. He is the head of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is now not an advisory, but a constitutional body. All branches of government are subordinate to him. Nazarbayev controls the appointment of security officials. Essentially, he controls Tokayev.

“SP”: — What does this continuity mean for Russian-Kazakh relations?

— In my opinion, since the end of 2013, the leadership of Kazakhstan has set a course to slow down the processes of integration with Russia and rapprochement with other centers of power: the West and China. This is a continuation of a multi-vector policy. But with the beginning of the confrontation between these centers of power over the past two years, an irreconcilable contradiction has arisen, which will only worsen. The Republic of Kazakhstan will try to weaken the EAEU from within as much as possible and torpedo integration with the Russian Federation. This is beneficial to the West.

“SP”: — Why does Nur-Sultan need this? The USA is far away, Russia is nearby...

— The objective reason is that the export economy, the raw materials model of capitalism, built by the same Nazarbayev, is “tailored” for the Western market. For example, 70% of oil goes to European countries. The same applies to metals and other minerals, which Kazakhstan is rich in.

In addition, since the 1990s, two thirds of the raw materials sector and the mining industry belong to Western corporations. And subsoil use contracts are enslaving for Kazakhstan itself, in the interests of the United States and the EU, since natural rent is not paid. This determines the foreign and domestic policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kazakh oligarchs, including members of the Nazarbayev family, keep their capital in offshore zones and have villas in Europe. The assets of the National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan are also kept in the EU and the Bank of New York. So the “Kashchei’s needle” of the Kazakh authorities is kept in the West. The West can easily manipulate the position of the top in a direction favorable to itself.

“SP”: — It turns out that the ideas of the Kazakh blogger Ermek Taychibekov about rapprochement with Russia up to the formation of a single state are dangerous for the Kazakh authorities? No wonder they keep him in prison...

“There had been persecution of supporters of this idea before, before Ermek’s arrest. I think he will be convicted. For warning - so that others don’t twitch. Still, such sentiments exist. Building a mono-ethnic state with a nationalist ideology causes rejection among both local Russians and Russian-speaking Kazakhs. Not everyone supports the course of conservation and isolation.

The Nazarbayev regime followed the path of the late Karimov . But if Uzbekistan has now begun to open up and joined the EAEU as an observer, then Kazakhstan is moving in the opposite direction. The Latin alphabet for the Kazakh language is being introduced to break the continuity of the older Soviet generation of Kazakhs and youth.

This is a purposeful policy for the sake of separating the Republic of Kazakhstan from the general socio-cultural information space. It still exists, but it is being destroyed. I call this a national revolution from above. Without any Maidans, purely bureaucratic methods, in which Kazakh nationalists play the role of government agents.

They are organizing a Russophobic campaign in the country, demanding the abolition of the official status of the Russian language, and supporting a decommunization campaign, which is in fact a de-Russification campaign. This turns Kazakhstan into a state hostile to Russia. And this trend is only intensifying.

"SP": - Can Moscow reverse this trend? Or is that all, the train has left?

— Much depends on Russia’s position. Moscow should make its position clearer, without retouching. For example, it is more adequate to respond to the purely pro-Western actions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which are obvious to everyone and which are not given a harsh assessment. We are talking about the emergence of military and paramilitary organizations of NATO and the Pentagon on the territory of Kazakhstan.

“SP”: - Can you be more specific?

— In Eastern Kazakhstan, the Americans are opening a training center for specialists in the protection of nuclear facilities. We are talking about a center for low-enriched uranium, built on the basis of the Ulba Metallurgical Plant (Ust-Kamenogorsk) with money from the USA, EU and Saudi Arabia under the roof of the IAEA. But in fact, this is another American object.

It was immediately clear to me that Nazarbayev would take advantage of the situation to drag American military specialists into Kazakhstan, supposedly to protect these facilities, which is what happened... In addition, the Americans built a center in Almaty for training border guards of Central Asian countries. Equipment is also imported from the USA. All data about people passing through the border will go to the United States.

In December, Kazakhstan bought two reconnaissance aircraft from the United States for $128 million. What is the ROK going to explore? The territory of Russia, China?.. Since 2008, a certified NATO training center has been operating in Karaganda, which trains junior and mid-level officers on the model of the alliance. Ostensibly for peacekeeping missions.

Also, every year in Kazakhstan the Steppe Eagle military exercises are held jointly with the United States and Britain. There are other exercises aimed at practicing tactical interaction between the military of both countries. Well, everyone already knows about the biological laboratory in Almaty. Research institutes of Kazakhstan work there under Pentagon programs and with American money.

So we are talking about long-term policy. Now this is becoming more and more noticeable. It’s not clear why the Russian media don’t write about this?

“Relations between Russia and Kazakhstan as a whole will remain quite smooth, because the issues that unite us are greater than the accumulating contradictions,” continues Maxim Vilisov, deputy head of the department of public policy at Moscow State University .

"SP": - What threats do you see?

“Both countries are under attack due to unfavorable economic conditions, including for raw materials, and the crisis caused by the pandemic. And since Russia is also suffering economically (namely, it is the driver of the EAEU), perhaps China will again become Kazakhstan’s priority. Since its economy will be in positive territory by the end of 2021.

We also cannot discount the new American administration of Joe Biden , which will intensify the systemic presence of the United States in Central Asia, which will allow the Kazakh authorities to pursue a more multi-vector policy. This may unnerve the Russian authorities. Attacks against Kazakhstan regarding the border may continue to keep Nur-Sultan on its toes.

Türkiye is also increasingly asserting itself. She showed herself in Transcaucasia. The theme of pan-Turkism can be continued in the direction of Central Asia...

So Russia and Kazakhstan are in for a difficult year. There will probably be some pressure from Moscow through the fiscal authorities. The EAEU's budgetary discipline will strengthen. There may be working conflicts related to compliance with the common customs space. I think our intelligence services are accumulating materials related to counter-sanctions.

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Features of traffic in Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, unlike China and India, there are no specific road traffic conditions.

When driving (on public roads), you must turn on your low beams. The use of running lights is permitted.

Traffic rules

The permitted speed limit in Kazakhstan is 10 km.

Find out more about traffic rules in 2021.

Information about road signs in Kazakhstan.

Speed ​​limit on roads

Speed ​​mode:

• in populated areas: up to 60 km/h;
• in residential areas, in courtyards: up to 20 km/h.

The highway limit is 90 km, but you are allowed to accelerate to 100 km.