EU urges Kyrgyzstan not to help Russia bust sanctions

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 27 Aug 2023 by Alex Teddy
On August 24 a senior Member of the European Parliament visited Bishkek to meet the Kyrgyz President.Kyrgyzstan is the second poorest of the 15 former Soviet state. It has many guest workers in Russia. The economy has been battered by COVID, high energy prices and the fall of the RUB. Remittances from Kyrgyz workers in Russia are crucial to the economy. Therefore it is very tempting to help Russia to evade sanctions. It is an easy way to earn money.Companies in Russia order a sanctioned item from a company in Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz company buys it from a sanctioning country and then sells the items on to Russia for an increased price. If Kyrgyzstan strictly enforces sanctions against Russia its economy will suffer.Kyrgyzstan banned its men from joining the Russian Military. However, some have done so. Kyrgyz guest workers in Russia have been encouraged to join when they go to renew their work permits. They have been promised fast tracked Russian citizenship if they join the army. Kyrgyz men who have joined the Russian Army and then come home have been jailed. If the EU imposes secondary sanctions on Kyrgyzstan this might leave Bishkek with no choice but to allow Russia to recruit its men as the only way to save the economy. In July 2023 the US sanctioned 120 entities that operate in Kyrgyzstan for helping Russia evade sanctions. 

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