I think it would be more logical to say that Kazakhstan is dependent on Russia due to oil exports. (only economically). But at the same time, Russia is also dependent on trade with Central Asia after the war especially, because of the sanctions from the west. Actually, Kazakhstan has influence from their neighbour countries a lot, like not only from Russia, but China as well. Itโs logical that economically all of us are dependent from each other. Our countries are big as well, so we have to know how to deal with our neighbours. Kazakhstan is like a bridge between the West and the East, so it gets attention from both sides..