Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi has urged Kyiv to prevent future drone attacks on Kazakh vessels in the Black Sea. He told ulysmedia.kz this after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart, Andriy Sybiha, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York.
«First of all, with the Ukrainian side we talked about the need to prevent drone attacks on our vessels in the Black Sea in the future,» the head of Kazakhstan's foreign ministry emphasized.
He said he also held bilateral talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York, where he called for negotiations with Ukraine.
«If both sides express a desire to hold negotiations in Kazakhstan, we are not opposed. But, in our view, this issue should be decided only between the two countries. Because the responsibility is very high. No mediator can intervene and resolve this issue from the outside,» Tleuberdi said.
Earlier, Kazakhstan's foreign minister said Astana condemns drone attacks on Kazakh oil export infrastructure, because they endanger civilian shipping, disrupt international trade and threaten the stability of global energy supplies.
In 2025 and 2026, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's (CPC) infrastructure in the Black Sea was repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian drones. As a result, oil shipments were suspended and Kazakhstan had to cut hydrocarbon production.
On August 12, the Financial Times, citing sources, reported that Ukraine had stopped striking tankers using the CPC terminal in Novorossiysk after a request from U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
According to the newspaper, Kyiv agreed not to attack CPC infrastructure or non-Russian vessels, provided they are not under Ukrainian sanctions and are not carrying Russian oil or cargo.
The CPC carries oil from three major Kazakh fields — Tengiz, Kashagan and Karachaganak — to its marine terminal near Novorossiysk. In 2025, it handled about 70.5 million tons of oil, more than 75% of it from foreign shippers. The largest include Tengizchevroil (Chevron), ExxonMobil, KazMunayGas, Eni and Shell.
