俄国极为怀疑欧安组织，克里姆林宫最近限制了欧安组织前往俄国选举的观察员人数，所以哈萨克斯坦将来主持欧安组织表明该国急于接近西方，并且并不害怕挑战其原先克里姆林宫的主子。
Russia is deeply suspicious of the OSCE – the Kremlin recently restricted the number of OSCE observers for Russian elections – so Kazakhstan’s future stewardship hints that the Kazahks are anxious to move closer to the West, and unafraid to challenge their former masters in the Kremlin.