Last week, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said the states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) were preparing a joint response to Western sanctions. Not so, said Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry on June 5. The ministry’s statement said that the EAEU is an economic, not a political, union, and that the government in Nur-Sultan does not support […]
Why Kazakhstan Blocked Russia’s Joint Sanction Strategy
Nur-Sultan said it rejects the politicization of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union.




