Overview
- The Kazakh leader arrived in Moscow with full honors at Vnukovo as Russian Su-35s escorted his aircraft after entering Russian airspace.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said every sphere of cooperation will be examined in detail, highlighting energy projects and three-way gas coordination with Uzbekistan.
- The agenda includes trade, energy, defense, cultural cooperation, space projects and a package of documents that Tokayev flagged in advance, including the planned declaration.
- Leaders are set to hold expanded-format negotiations, sign agreements, address the Russia–Kazakhstan interregional forum by video link and attend a state luncheon.
- In parallel, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoygu is in Cairo leading an interagency delegation for talks on military-technical cooperation, information security and counterterrorism with Egypt.