The Russian president’s three-day state visit to Astana focuses on trade, energy, and regional integration, according to the Kremlin Russia-Kazakhstan ties are built on “unbreakable principles of mutual trust” and are crucial to stability across Eurasia, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said ahead of a three-day visit to Astana starting on Wednesday. The trip coincides with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit and marks Putin’s second state visit to Kazakhstan during his current presidential term. Talks in Astana are expected to focus on trade, energy, and regional integration, according to the Kremlin. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov described relations between Moscow and Astana as being at an “exceptionally high level.”   “As a rule, one state visit takes place during one presidential term,” he noted, stressing the unusual frequency of top-level contact between the two countries. Putin’s visit runs from May 27 to 29 at the invitation of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.…