Kazakh President Meets LUKOIL Founder to Discuss Oil and Gas Projects

Kazakh President Tokayev met with LUKOIL founder Vagit Alekperov to discuss oil and gas projects, signaling continued energy cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia's largest private oil company. The meeting underscores Kazakhstan's balancing act between Western sanctions on Russia and its own energy interests. Details of specific projects or agreements were not disclosed, leaving the scope of potential new investments uncertain.