Russia blockades Kazakhstan's Oil, Kazakhstan retaliates

[Dennis 8,391]

It looks like relations continue to sour between Kazakhstan and Russia. Russia just shut down Kazakhstan's main pipeline that allows it to export oil to the international market (particularly Europe)
https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-asia/news/russia-shuts-down-terminal-after-kazakhstan-offers-to-send-more-oil-to-the-eu/


In subtle retaliation, Kazakhstan just announced today that they are withdrawing from the Russian CIS Agreement.

Could Kazakhstan be the next former soviet state to be targeted by Putin? 
 

 

[thisguyN 616]

If this comes to fruition Kazakhistan can transport their resources through Caspian-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey-Europe route. Infrastructure is partly there. Would be a good middle finger to Russia from ex-Soviet countries.

[Dennis 8,391]

4 minutes ago, thisguyN said:

If this comes to fruition Kazakhistan can transport their resources through Caspian-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey-Europe route. Infrastructure is partly there. Would be a good middle finger to Russia from ex-Soviet countries.

yes that's what the government just announced. 

[CannaeDrive 3,412]

Also, Moscow has to take note that the Baikonur Cosmodrome is in Kazakhstan, this where most of the Russian space stuff is launched.

[Benji 20,113]

Russia pressing the rest of the world’s buttons again.  In a time they may need allies, it’s really not a good idea to be building such a large majority of countries against you