The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in AstanaGENEVA, Feb 28Kazakhstan is ready to provide a platform for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, if both sides deem it necessary, Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi told RIA Novosti. and the Ukrainian peoples are fraternal peoples for us, so we, of course, are worried. For our part, we are ready to provide all possible assistance so that mediation services are used. We are ready to provide a platform for negotiations, if both sides deem it necessary,» Tleuberdi said «in the fields » session of the UN Human Rights Council, which is taking place in Geneva. At the same time, he added that there are no agreements on this matter yet. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In an address to fellow citizens, he said that the circumstances «require decisive and immediate action,» since the Donbass republics turned to Moscow for help. Later, the Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized that the Russian military does not strike at the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure is disabled with high-precision weapons. UkraineIn response, Western countries have imposed another anti-Russian sanctions since 2014. In particular, many EU countries announced the decision to close the airspace for Russian aircraft. The Russian Federation responded by restricting the use of its airspace to aircraft linked to or registered with the UK, including transit flights. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said earlier, Russia was preparing for sanctions in advance. He added that they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures.
