Pipeline attack plunges Kazakhstan into Ukraine drama

Ukraine’s drone strike on Caspian Pipeline Consortium pumping station drags Kazakhstan into the geopolitical crossfire, raising economic and diplomatic stakes.

Around 63 million tons of oil were transported along the CPC in 2024.

Kazakhstan has worked hard to maintain neutrality amid the geopolitical turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

And now this has happened.

On Monday, a drone assault apparently launched by Ukraine’s armed forces struck the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station, a key transit hub for…