Russia restricts Kazakh oil exports after Tokayev’s statements

The incident took place after the speech of the President of Kazakhstan on not recognizing the quasi-republics of the DPR and LPR.

Russia has restricted Kazakh oil exports after the country’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made some harsh statements at the SPIEF economic forum in St. Petersburg. Petersburg, Kommersant wrote.

This happened after the President of Kazakhstan participated in the SPIEF forum on June 17 with Vladimir Putin. In the presence of the Russian president, he said he would not recognize the independence of Ukraine’s territories occupied by Russia, calling the DPR and LPR quasi-state entities.

“If a nation’s right to self -determination were really realized around the world, instead of 193 states that are now members of the UN, more than 500 or 600 states would appear on Earth. Of course, it would be chaos,” he said. by Tokayev.

Also, in Putin’s presence, Tokayev expressed his claims to representatives of the illegitimate State Duma and Russian propagandists, accusing them of inciting hostility between Kazakhstan and Russia.

The next day, the Russian business newspaper Kommersant reported that shipments of Kazakh oil through the port of Novorossiysk could be suspended from time to time.

The official reason was that in the water area near the terminal where the oil pipeline from Kazakhstan ends, torpedoes and mines from World War II were unexpectedly found. The next demining work is scheduled for June 20, they can last until the end of the month.

In response, Kazakhstan blocked on its territory 1,700 Russian coal wagons, which is an important component for the work of Russian industry.

Earlier, the Ukrainian government commented on Kazakhstan’s position on the LDNR.

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