Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Kazakhstan's Downgrading of Russian Language Infuriates Moscow
February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 17, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Kazakhstan's Downgrading of Russian Language Infuriates Moscow
Executive Summary:
* The new draft Kazakhstan constitution downgrades the status of the Russian language by specifying that Russian exists "alongside" Kazakh rather . . .
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Kazakhstan's Downgrading of Russian Language Infuriates Moscow
Executive Summary:
* The new draft Kazakhstan constitution downgrades the status of the Russian language by specifying that Russian exists "alongside" Kazakh rather . . .