The EU promised not to involve Kazakhstan in sanctions against Russia

“We do not insist and we will not insist that Kazakhstan adopt sanctions. We have no intention of interfering and, in any way, spoiling the legal commercial relations of Russia with Kazakhstan, which last for many years, ”said O’Sullivan.

However, he added that the EU is concerned about the fact that “some unscrupulous commercial representatives” can use Kazakhstan as “a platform to avoid sanctions”, providing a European product of passion to Russia, including technology.

O’Sullivan warned that some Kazakh companies can enter the 16th EU sanctions package to obtain help to the detriment of sanctions. According to him, we are talking about “companies with respect to which we have irrefutable evidence that they are involved in activities to violate sanctions.”

In October of last year, the deputy director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Roman Vasilenko, said Astana did not want the territory of Kazakhstan to be used to avoid the sanctions, although the country did not join the penalty regime. According to Vasilenko, “Astana’s position is known for all interested parties, it applies to both Russia and the West.”

In early January, several Kazakh banks immediately stopped issuing non -resident cards. The restrictions were introduced by Halyk Bank, the Eurasia Bank, Nurbank and the local daughter of VTB, as well as the Caspi banks and the Interior Credit Bank. Shortly before this, the agency for the regulation and development of the Kazakhstan financial market limited the validity of the non -resident payment cards in a year.