Kazakhstan sits on the crossroads of worldwide energy between Russia, China and key commerce routes. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev talks to Al Jazeera about his reform agenda, the legacy of Nazarbayev, and plans to cut back inequality in a resource-rich nation. He additionally addresses Kazakhstan’s financial dependency on oil and Russia, rising ties with China and the West, and criticisms over press freedom and political openness. With the conflict in Ukraine redrawing alliances, is Kazakhstan actually impartial, or just beneath stress?
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