Oil helped transform Kazakhstan into Central Asia's largest economy. But much of its oil wealth depends on an export pipeline that crosses Russia - and that pipeline has come under attack from Ukrainian forces. Can shipping, manufacturing and critical minerals offer the country a future beyond oil? #kazakhstan #vladimirputin #centralasia #oil #russia #ukraine #warinukraine #putin #kazakhstaneconomy 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - The chokepoint 03:16 - The attack 04:32 - The divide 08:42 - The unrest 11:54 - The economy 14:09 - The escape route 18:03 - The environment 20:00 - The new oil 23:15 - The future ► Enjoying FT content? Get a daily slice of the very best FT journalism with FT Edit. Free for 30 days then just £4.99 a month See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132. ► Check out our Community tab for more stories: https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialTimes/community ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@financialtimes