Kazakhstan wants Ukraine to win the war against Russia for a number of reasons. The Kazakhs are well aware of the possible threats from Moscow.
At the same time, Nur-Sultan will continue to maintain contacts with Russia, hoping for its loss. This Channel 24 was told by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2014-2019) Pavel Klimkin.
The ex-minister noted that the President of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Jomart Tokayev, would continue to travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg , having ulterior motives.
Many people in Astana are now following the developments in Ukraine very closely. They are afraid of Russia and cannot fight like us. They really, really want our victory, but they won’t say it publicly,” Klimkin believes.
According to him, Kazakhstan is well aware of the root causes of the war in Ukraine and who is the aggressor and who is the victim.
“Tokaev is not stupid. He understands that all this was not prepared by the West and not China, but it was prepared in Russia. He spoke with the Chinese and asked them for help. The Chinese understand that this is their indirect zone of influence, and they Putin was clearly told “no” in the leadership of Kazakhstan,” the ex-Foreign Minister added.He noted that in the situation with Kazakhstan, the issue of natural resources is important, which could potentially be of interest to the Kremlin. In particular, we are talking about rare earth metals and uranium deposits in southern Kazakhstan, which account for 25% of world production.
What is Kazakhstan's position on Russian aggression: what is known
- In June, the President Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev refused to recognize the legitimacy of the so-called “DNR” and “LNR” . Such a statement was made at the international economic forum in St. Petersburg. The politician added that Kazakhstan also does not recognize the independence of either Taiwan, or Kosovo, or Abkhazia, or South Ossetia.
- According to Russian politician and lawyer Mark Feigin, Tokayev’s words were a big blow to Moscow.
- On July 23, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev. During it, Vladimir Zelensky thanked him for his categorical refusal to recognize quasi-republics in Donbas.
