Kazakhstan will diversify security ties

Significance With Russia focused on Ukraine, Kazakhstan has charted a path to reduce its military and security dependency on Moscow. This is apparent in Astana's changing attitudes towards arms procurement, regional security organisations, the importance of China and low-level concerns that Russia poses a military threat. Impacts Kazakhstan’s structural dependency on Russian-made weaponry will persist because of compatibility issues. Kazakhstan will continue spending less than 1% of GDP on its military. Provocative statements by Russian officials concerning alleged anti-Russian discrimination in Kazakhstan will undermine bilateral relations.