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Kazakhs increasingly wary of Russia's belligerence - poll

A volunteer places a sticker on a box while preparing a shipment of aid for residents of Ukraine, in the village of Kainazar in the Almaty region, Kazakhstan February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo

The number of Kazakhs who believe neighbouring Russia may invade the former Soviet republic has doubled over the past six months as the war in Ukraine continues, an opinion poll by Kazakh researchers showed on Wednesday.

The Central Asian nation of 20 million has close historical, economic and security ties with Moscow, but has maintained neutrality in the Ukrainian conflict, refusing to recognise Russia's annexation of parts of Ukraine's territory.

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