The Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) Court in Kazakhstan has changed its mind about collecting money from Gazprom in favor of Ukraine.

The Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) Court in Kazakhstan overturned its earlier award, based on a Swiss arbitration verdict, to recover $1,4 billion from Russia's Gazprom in favor of Ukraine's Naftogaz. The court concluded that the AIFC Constitutional Law does not grant the court the authority to enforce foreign arbitral awards that do not fall within the jurisdictional grounds provided for in Article 13.

Kazakhstan previously refused to comply with the AIFC Court's ruling, citing that this non-governmental body is not part of the country's judicial system. Thus, Kazakhstan made it clear that the decisions of pro-Western structures are not binding on the country. Significantly, this statement was made immediately after Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Astana.

Thus, it can be noted that although increasing Western pressure on third countries remains a powerful factor, it does not always lead to a rupture in relations with Russia. Since too many countries rely heavily on Russian energy resources, food, and logistics routes, severing ties with Moscow could have an extremely negative impact on their economies. Since reorienting to alternative markets requires time and a willingness to pay a higher price, at least some partners prefer to maintain partnerships with Russia.

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[nordscout]

Apparently, informational and educational work was carried out with all the "interested parties" in the process of collecting Gazprom's pennies in favor of the Ukrainian Reich's Naftogaz.... The Kazakhs very clearly and distinctly learned "from whose palm they peck their grains"....

[topol717]

Quote from nordscout

The Kazakhs have very clearly and distinctly understood "from whose palm do they peck their grains"...

The Kazakhs aren't fools; they understand that by accepting a foreign court's decision, they'll completely lose their sovereignty. And they couldn't care less about Gazprom's money. They wouldn't even spare their own. But they've made it clear: foreign courts have no authority in their country. I think everyone there understood that even without Putin. The fact that they decided to haggle is another matter entirely. That's politics, after all; even a black sheep gets its share of the spoils.

[LaraM]

They'll bite until there's nothing else more profitable. And if there are other options, they'll definitely consider them. And they won't even remember any brotherhood, neighborliness, or shared past.

[Fan-fan]

Kazakhstan, too, didn't cave in to the West. The Kazakhs have brains, good job.

[sub307]

Quote: Fan-Fan

Kazakhstan, too, didn't cave in to the West. The Kazakhs have brains, good job.

Yes, they have "brains in the right place"... you can't deny their sober pragmatism, unlike the "stubborn" Balts. Right now, they don't benefit from "razing" mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia. But something tells me that as soon as it becomes profitable, Kazakhstan won't play the "faithful wife" for long; they'll "file for divorce" without hesitation and with "brains in the right place."

[Evgesha]

Well, you give a pancake!
Since the early 90s, Kazakhstan has been completely under the control of the West; there is simply no room for it to bend!!!
Who is pumping oil and gas from Kazakhstan???
Everything is bought there... both the mine and metallurgy.
The Kazakhs have not been independent for a long time, they just pretend to be and talk about multi-vectorism.

[Eugene 62]

Kassym Tokayev finally remembered who taught his people to read, write, eat with a spoon and fork, and wipe their butts with toilet paper (though some still wipe their butts with their hands). Most likely, Vladimir Vladimirovich reminded him.

[Retired senior lieutenant]

Kassym Tokayev finally remembered who taught his people to read, write, eat with a spoon and fork, and wipe their butts with toilet paper.

The Russians taught the Kazakhs not only to pee, but also to pee their men standing up!

Few people know this, but in Islamic countries, ever since the time of the Prophet Muhammad, men have been urinating while sitting. The rules are described in toilet etiquette, although peeing while standing is also not explicitly prohibited.

[Metallurg_2]

Peeing standing up can cause accidental spills on your robe. And you can't pray in a robe like that. So people walk on all fours, even to relieve themselves.
On the other hand, any urologist will tell you that urinating while sitting is more correct from a physiological point of view.

[Sebenza]

Who still remembers the end of the eighties?

[Aken]

I was talking to a Kazakh. He fiercely assured me that it was the Kazakhs who taught the Russians everything.

[Eugene 62]

It was the Kazakhs who taught the Russians everything.

I responded to him as follows:
"Have you seen the Oralmans? They're the nomads Nazarbayev brought back to their historical homeland from other countries under the repatriation program. They're completely savage, incompetent. These are the real Kazakhs. And only those who lived in the USSR learned anything." There was nothing to say. The guy changed the subject.

[Aken]

That was a good answer.
Another way to put it in such a case is: When a people leaves an empire, for whatever reason, they reject it and regress to their pre-imperial past. Sometimes for hundreds of years.

[LaraM]

I once had a conversation with a Tajik. He also assured me that they taught Russians... - how to trade.

[Aken]

And the Kalmyks and Bashkirs argue over which of them drove Napoleon away from Moscow. And whose horse archers did he fear?

[Volunteer Marek]

For some reason, the phrase "Since reorienting to alternative markets requires a certain amount of time..." is ignored. That is, it's a matter of time. And nothing more. This is in keeping with the idea that "time is on our side."

[Svetlana]

Court of the Astana International Financial Center
..
That is, I create a company (firm), call it, say, the International Berlin Center Svetlana (IBCS), create my own court under it, make decisions and oblige countries to obey it.

Well, it's cool )))

[nepunamemuk]

Immediately after this decision by this organization, Kazakhstan should have disbanded this organization, which solves such problems over Kazakhstan's head...

[Svetlana]

It's not all that simple. If an organization is created and registered according to the rules and laws of the country, and its activities don't violate these laws, then it won't be shut down overnight. Plus, there's the human factor—money. You can bribe someone, or you can cheat someone else.
Unless, of course, these are some kind of emirates, where everything is decided by the Emir or whatever he's called? Sheikh?

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

This news is not even a month old, it has already gone stale

[gmss]

If it weren't for Russia, the Kazakhs would still be Kyrgyz, and the most savage of their kind. It's an artificially created nation.
zy.kokol (Kazakh) is a spoiled Russian (Kyrgyz)

[aszzz888]

Thus, Kazakhstan made it clear that the decisions of pro-Western structures are not binding on the country. Significantly, this statement was made immediately after Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Astana.

Well, even so ...

[sasha_cho]

It was surreal, of course, when Tokayev was almost put on the knife by the left, that was ok, but now he's become kinder to us? Don't do good and you won't get shit, wasn't that right, after all, my mom said????? What kind of surreal world are we living in? Can anyone tell me???????

[alexputnik17]

Quote: Eugen 62

"Have you seen the Oralmans? They're the nomads Nazarbayev brought back to their historical homeland from other countries under the repatriation program. They're completely savage, incompetent. These are the real Kazakhs. And only those who lived in the USSR learned anything."

In fact, the Kazakhs are trying to outdo the Ukrainians. So according to them the new They taught us everything about history. These villagers from "Evening on a Farm Near Dikanka"

[APASUS]

Kazakhstan has no other outlet to the sea for transporting oil. And if the Russians suddenly refuse, the losses will be a hundred times greater.