Kazakh Leader Urges Putin to Freeze Ukraine War; Kyiv Backs the Call

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Vladimir Putin face-to-face to freeze the war in Ukraine and return to negotiations, saying "it is a shame, young people are dying." Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha welcomed the appeal, calling it "a realistic, timely, and wise message." The call is one of the most explicit public appeals by a Russian ally for a halt to hostilities.