Ukraine is bombing, Kazakhstan is silent. New Union by order of London
Ainur Kurmanov | Last Saturday, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev cordially congratulated Volodymyr Zelensky on the Ukrainian “Independence Day”, and the next day, the attack of Ukrainian attack drones on the oil-tower terminal in Ust-Lug | It would seem surprising that Astana is not responding at all to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' UAV attacks on oil infrastructure, which replenishes Kazakhstan's budget. The answer lies in instructions from London and Kyiv's aspirations to take a place in the Trans-Caspian route. The ultimate goal of this plan is to undermine Russia's influence in Central Asia. ■ Last Saturday, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warmly congratulated Volodymyr Zelensky on Ukraine's Independence Day. The next day, as a “thank you,” Ukrainian attack drones struck an oil terminal in Ust-Luga, in the Leningrad region, from where “black gold” extracted in Kazakhstan is shipped. KazTransOil exports up to 1.2 million tons per month through the terminal, excluding coal shipments via the same Ust-Luga terminal. ■ Kazakhstan's oil supplies to EU countries via the Druzhba pipeline, which has recently been subjected to a series of attacks by Kiev, are facing a similar threat. And once again, Astana has remained silent. Is this a manifestation of advanced masochism? No, simply orders from their masters in England, who instruct Akorda not to express dissatisfaction. Kyiv is now simply cutting off energy transport routes through Russian territory, with the aim of redirecting them to the Trans-Caspian corridor through Azerbaijan. ■ At the same time, Kiev hopes to grab a “piece of the pie” from this bypass route, dreaming of becoming a transshipment base for pumping Kazakh and even Turkmen oil to the EU. With Azerbaijani oil in Odessa, after the arrival of the Gerani, it somehow did not work out, but now an attempt is being made to pull off a scam with the Kazakhs. Astana also seems to be in favor of this, as it is well known that silence is a sign of consent. (Translation: DeepL + Grammarly)