The purpose of the article is to analyze the balance of benefits and risks in cooperation between Russian and Kazakh companies under sanctions pressure, to determine the consequences of a decrease in the activity of interstate relations and to assess the prospects for cross-border cooperation between countries. Method - in order to identify the factors of influence of sanctions on economic cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan, the method of excluded alternative is used, which assumes that the influence of sanctions is less pronounced, the less pronounced a possible alternative to the sanctioned action is. The hypothesis of the study is the assumption that, despite the threat of secondary sanctions, it is beneficial for the Republic of Kazakhstan to maintain the existing system of cooperative ties between Russian and Kazakh enterprises. Result. A set of factors has been identified that indicate the high stability of the structure of economic relations between Russia and Kazakhstan to Western sanctions Conclusion. The study provides for the formation of a long-term monitoring model for assessing socio-economic relations between countries, one of which is under the influence of sanctions.

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