More than 200,000 Russians have entered Kazakhstan since Vladimir Putin announced mobilization on September 21, Kazakh Interior Minister Marat Akhmetzhanov reported on Tuesday. At the same time, he said, many of their stays have been short: between September 21 and October 4, about 147,000 Russians left Kazakhstan.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said that he plans to hold talks with the Russian authorities amid the mass influx of Russians into the country. Akhmetzhanov has vowed that Kazakhstan will not extradite any Russian citizens seeking to evade mobilization unless they appear on the federal wanted list.
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