Kazakhstan Detains Russian Trucks with European Goods Since July 1

According to “RBK,” citing the Association of International Road Carriers, Russian trucks carrying goods from Europe have been detained in Kazakhstan since July 1.

“Trucks transporting European goods on semi-trailers owned by EU companies are being detained. These detentions are occurring due to the application of ‘new restrictions,’ even after the goods have been unloaded at Kazakhstani customs authorities of destination,” the carriers’ appeal to the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation states.

These measures by Kazakhstan disrupt the mechanism of re-coupling or reloading goods from trucks to vehicles of Russian and Belarusian companies at border terminals, a process that has been in effect since 2022.