Chinese umbrella over Kazakhstan, Russia losing influence [COMMENTARY]

*Kazakhstan is increasingly relaxing his relation with Russia, with support from Beijing. Xi Jinping's visit to Nur-Sultana is simply a clear signal from Beijing that he will not let any Moscow movement against Kazakh leader Kassim-Żomart Tokaev. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's attack on Armenia has shown that the Organization of the Collective safety Agreement (ODKB) has become a fiction. These events were preceded by a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.**