Sanctions on Russia Hurt Neighbor So Much It Won’t Always Comply
- Top official says Kazakhstan ‘won’t blindly follow sanctions’
- Kazakhstan will now look to protect its own economic interests
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Kazakhstan is drawing a new line in its enforcement of sanctions targeting Russia, vowing to put its own economic interests first as it also deepens trade ties with countries from Iran to China.
The Central Asian nation “won’t blindly follow the sanctions” if they affect domestic companies that function as the main employers in their areas, according to Serik Zhumangarin, Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister and its minister of trade and integration.