OREANDA-NEWS  Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president, did not comment on the issue of the agreement between Lukoil and Carlyle, as this is a corporate issue.

Earlier, Lukoil announced that it had entered into an agreement with Carlyle to sell its foreign assets to it, with the exception of Kazakhstani ones.

"These are corporate agreements, and in this case we cannot comment on them," Peskov told reporters. commenting on the issue of the agreement between Lukoil and Carlyle.