Ukraines Foreign Ministry Summons Kyrgyz Ambassador Over Alleged Sanctions Aid To Russia

Kyrgyz Ambassador to Ukraine Idris Kadyrkulov was summoned to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Thursday over media reports that Kyrgyzstan has been allegedly helping Russia to circumvent sanctions.

"On July 20, Idris Kadyrkulov, the ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic in Ukraine, was summoned to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to obtain clarifications on information about using the jurisdiction of Kyrgyz for circumventing sanctions against the aggressor-state of Russia," the ministry said.

The ministry specified that the issue concerns supplies of dual-use materials and high-tech components and items that can be used in arms making, adding that the ambassador was told that reexport of such goods to Russia would be regarded by Kiev as an unfriendly act.

The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing US officials familiar with the matter, that the White House was preparing economic sanctions against Kyrgyzstan to force the country to stop alleged exports of banned goods to Russia.