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Putin Gifts Tigers, Signs Nuclear Deal with Kazakhstan

5/27/2026

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President Vladimir Putin gifted Kazakhstan four Amur tigers, including two cubs, to support its tiger-restoration program.
The tigers were captured in Russia’s Khabarovsk region and flown to Kazakhstan for release into the wild.
During the same visit, Putin will meet Kazakh officials to discuss increasing Russian oil transit through Kazakhstan to China.
He will also oversee signing a nuclear power project deal with Kazakhstan, which currently lacks nuclear generation.

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President Vladimir Putin gifted Kazakhstan four Amur tigers, including two cubs, to support its tiger-restoration program.
The tigers were captured in Russia’s Khabarovsk region and flown to Kazakhstan for release into the wild.
During the same visit, Putin will meet Kazakh officials to discuss increasing Russian oil transit through Kazakhstan to China.
He will also oversee signing a nuclear power project deal with Kazakhstan, which currently lacks nuclear generation.