During his visit to Kazakhstan, President Putin and his delegation were surprised when President Tokayev started speaking in Kazakh instead of Russian, a rare occurrence in the post-Soviet space. This move was seen as a signal to the Kremlin. The Russian delegation, including Gerasimov and Shoigu, looked shocked and sought translation devices. The visit to the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov, which Prigozhin seized in June, was also notable.
A Russian delegation led by Putin who arrived in Kazakhstan was reportedly surprised to hear Kazakh speech. President Tokayev's decision to speak Kazakh in Kazakhstan, despite knowing Russian, was seen as a move that sent a clear signal to the Kremlin https://t.co/gbmr4EB178
Putin and his entourage were humiliated in #Kazakhstan Yesterday, during #Putin's official visit to Kazakhstan, #Tokayev unexpectedly for the #Russian delegation began to speak in Kazakh. Putin's entourage judging by their faces were surprised, so they started looking for… https://t.co/d9NzBPeM6O https://t.co/3fxwFnRka1
During Putin's yesterday's visit to Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev started speaking Kazakh - which visibly surprised the Russian delegation. It is a rare occasion in the post-Soviet space that a meeting like that is not conducted in Russian. This could be a signal… https://t.co/G4BMpIbUwS https://t.co/ARY4yiODE0
Changing times… During Putin’s visit to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh president opened his speech to in Kazakh instead of Russian. It had never happened before. The Russian delegation was shocked as they started looking for translation devices https://t.co/nkstX1RP14
After visiting Kazakhstan, "Putin" went to the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov, which Prigozhin seized in June. Gerasimov and Shoigu, both looking sad, accompanied him. What do you think they talked about? https://t.co/XMxFe2TzK8