Ukraine has acknowledged Kazakhstan’s concerns regarding damage to facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) following an attack earlier this week, according to a statement released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Responding to a formal protest from Astana, the MFA stressed that Ukraine’s actions are directed exclusively at countering Russia’s full-scale invasion and are “not aimed against the Republic of Kazakhstan or any other third party.”
“The only source of destabilization and the primary driver of security challenges in the Black Sea region and beyond remains Russian aggression,” the statement said.
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Ukraine added that its Armed Forces are “systematically degrading the military-industrial capabilities of the aggressor state, depriving it of the means to wage war.”
The ministry emphasized its “unchanging respect for the Kazakh people” and reaffirmed its intentions to continue developing “friendly and pragmatic relations with the Republic of Kazakhstan, in line with the historically strong ties between our nations.”
Kazakhstan Issues Strong Protest
Earlier, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a sharply worded statement condemning the incident as the third attack on what it described as a “civilian facility protected under international law.”
Astana highlighted the critical role of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium – one of the world’s major routes for transporting Kazakh oil – in ensuring the stability of global energy markets.
“We view this incident as an act harming bilateral relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Ukraine,” the ministry warned, calling on Kyiv to take “concrete measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again.”
The CPC pipeline system transports millions of tons of Kazakh crude annually to global markets through Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
