Hanse Mina#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.
