Kazakhstan is negotiating with the European Union to provide citizens of Kazakhstan with a visa-free regime.

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  1. Interesting, I thought Kazakhstan already had a visa-free regime with the EU, but it turns out it’s only the other way around

  2. Kazakistan Number One!

    Jokes aside, I wanted an interesting holiday.

    Anyone know if Kazakhstan is a good place to visit? Any recommended links to check out what to do there?

  3. Imagine being Russia’s “friends”.

    Kazakh language activist was annoyed by the lack of service in Kazakh language at public establishments in Kazakh cities -> accused of ethnic hatred against Russians and their language -> Forced to flee the country

    >In another incident in August, Kazakh language activist Kuat Akhmetov posted a series of videos taken at public establishments in Kazakh cities in which he pointed out the lack of customer service in Kazakh.
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    >Russian politicians subsequently demanded that the Kazakh authorities “call out these disgraceful actions by homegrown nationalists”, and Kremlin-controlled media outlets berated Kazakh activists.
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    >Akhmetov was forced to flee Kazakhstan and according to media reports now lives in Kyiv.
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    >Russian authorities have increasingly warned against what they call ethnic hatred.

    [https://www.eurasiareview.com/15122022-official-moscow-once-again-takes-to-warpath-against-what-it-describes-as-kazakh-nationalism-analysis/](https://www.eurasiareview.com/15122022-official-moscow-once-again-takes-to-warpath-against-what-it-describes-as-kazakh-nationalism-analysis/)

    Even in 2021 Lavrov already accused Kazakhstan of nationalism and oppression against Kazakhstan’s Russian-speaking residents, and threatened Kazakhstan with “prompt measures”:

    [https://central.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_ca/features/2021/11/17/feature-01](https://central.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_ca/features/2021/11/17/feature-01)

    [https://central.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_ca/features/2021/08/19/feature-01](https://central.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_ca/features/2021/08/19/feature-01)

    Yet from the Russian point of view, if Germans for example develop nationalism again, especially against the Amerian or Polish imperialism, it surely must be a great thing!

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