Some Central Asian countries signal they could join sanctions against Russia - deputy minister

Some Central Asian countries are signaling that they could join Western sanctions against Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said at the third Central Asian Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club in Tomsk, Report informs, citing TASS.

"Even as we share the view that unilateral economic restrictions are unacceptable and illegitimate, some Central Asian countries nevertheless do not want to take risks and indicate they are prepared to comply with Western restrictive measures," the deputy minister said.