{"id":214433,"date":"2026-03-17T18:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/?p=214433"},"modified":"2026-03-17T19:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:08:53","slug":"eu-sees-no-obstacle-to-kazakh-oil-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/en\/eu-sees-no-obstacle-to-kazakh-oil-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"EU sees no obstacle to Kazakh oil exports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astana, Mar 17 (EFE).- The European Union (EU) sees <strong>no obstacle to Kazakhstan\u2019s oil exports<\/strong> despite concerns that Russia could use the Central Asian republic as an intermediary, EU Special Envoy for Sanctions <strong>David O\u2019Sullivan<\/strong> said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no sanctions (from the EU) on Kazakh oil. Kazakh crude is perfectly free to be exported in whatever way to Europe. In fact, we welcome it,\u201d he said at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan added that \u201cwe have <strong>no obstacle to the export of Kazakh oil to Europe<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On his fifth visit to Astana, he said he is in constant dialogue with Kazakh authorities regarding the possibility of sanctions evasion, \u201cparticularly those goods which risk finding themselves as part of the Russian weapons and missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The diplomat emphasized that the EU has never required Kazakhstan to impose sanctions on Russia, as it respects the country\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;What we have asked, respectfully, is that Kazakhstan not allow itself to be used as a platform for circumventing or diversion of sanctioned goods. And on this, we have a good dialogue, and we have seen some successful results, particularly as regards the battlefield products, which go directly into weapons, which kill innocent Ukrainian civilians,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also noted that the Central Asian republic supplies up to <strong>12% of the European bloc\u2019s energy needs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The envoy added that a <strong>new package of economic sanctions against Russia<\/strong> over the war in Ukraine, which began in 2022, will be introduced soon and will not include any mention of Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are always vigilant, and we keep a close watch on the activities of banks all over the world, where sanctions or conventions might be involved, but we have no imminent plans regarding Kazakhstan, &#8221; he said, referring to sanctions on potential financial transactions. 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