ASTANA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's authorities are

discussing with consultants about how to deal with Russian oil

producer Lukoil's stakes in projects, Kazakh sovereign

wealth fund Samruk Kazyna's chairman Aidar Ryskulov told

journalists in Astana.

Lukoil said on Monday it would sell its international assets

following sanctions over Ukraine announced last week by the

United States.

The planned sale of the assets is the most consequential

action so far by a Russian company in the wake of Western

sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine, which started in

February 2022.