A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Vrublevsky would leave Kazakhstan when a new Ukrainian ambassador was appointed.
The authorities of Kazakhstan on Wednesday, October 5, rejected the request of the Russian Federation to expel the Ukrainian ambassador to Astana, accusing Moscow of an inappropriate tone in relations between “equal strategic partners.” This was reported by Reuters.
The publication writes that Russia’s relations with Kazakhstan and some other allies have increased during the Russian Federation’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, in particular, due to President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to violate border agreements in the east of country, ended after the fall. of the USSR.
It noted that tensions rose after Ukraine’s ambassador to Astana, Petr Vrublevsky, told a local blogger in August, referring to the war in Ukraine, that “we (Ukrainians – ed.) killed more Russians now, they have less to do. kill.” our children.”
In response, the Russian Federation demanded that Kazakhstan expel the Ukrainian diplomat, but Astana asked Kyiv to replace him, saying his comments were unacceptable to the country.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on October 4 that Moscow was angry that Vrublevsky was still in Astana and had summoned the Kazakh ambassador.
Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiarov called Zakharova’s tone “discordant with the nature of allied relations between Kazakhstan and Russia as equal strategic partners.” He also added that the Russian ambassador to Kazakhstan, in turn, will be summoned to the country’s Foreign Ministry.
According to Smadiyarov, Vrublevsky will leave Kazakhstan when a new Ukrainian ambassador is appointed.
Earlier in Kazakhstan, they announced an “apology” from the ambassador of Ukraine because of the words about the war.
It will be remembered that Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have banned citizens from fighting in Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
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