Kazakhstan has seized the property of Roscosmos

Kazakhstan has seized the property of Roscosmos.

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The decision, according to the publication Moskovsky Komsomolets (MK), may be related to anti-Russian sanctions.

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Kazakhstan intends to recover 2 billion rubles. The property of the company that is. According to Kazakh media, the head of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure (TSENKI), a subsidiary of Roscosmos, is prohibited from leaving the country.

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According to the MK, which has the text of the Notification of the initiation of enforcement proceedings and the adoption of enforcement measures against the Central Bank, this decision was made by the court of the Astana International Financial Center. The writ of execution was issued at the end of November 2022. The documents stating that a notice of the initiation of enforcement proceedings has been received in the TSENKI date back to the end of January 2023.

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The Kazakh authorities also reported that the joint Russian-Kazakh project "Baiterek" has been postponed. There were publications in the media that these actions could turn into a serious blow to all bilateral space and research programs.