Kazakhstan will not recognize the self-proclaimed independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday.
“If the right to self-determination is put into practice all over the world, then there will be over 600 countries instead of the 193 states that are currently members of the United Nations. Of course, that would be chaos,” Tokayev said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-will-not-recognize-donetsk-luhansk-as-independent-states-says-president/2616643
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