The United States during negotiations with Turkey demanded that Ankara stop export of goods to Russia, as this allegedly helps Moscow wage war.
This was reported by Bloomberg with reference to sources.
According to him, this week, Deputy Minister of Finance of the United States, Brian Nelson, who oversees counteracting terrorism and financial intelligence in his department, held negotiations with the Turkish authorities, during which he stated that sanctions goods were in tens of millions of dollars through Turkey to Russia And some of them can be used in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Bloomberg notes that in the coming weeks, American and European officials intend to visit Turkey again to discuss this issue.
According to American data, dozens of Turkish companies in March-October sent potentially sucances for $ 800 million, including $ 300 million equipment and $ 80 million electronics
Nelson also indicated Turkey that Russian vessels falling under sanctions enter its ports.
without joining the sanctions and preserving the air traffic with Russia, Turkey reached 2nd place in the list of the largest suppliers of goods in the Russian Federation, suppressing Germany: its monthly exports reached almost $ 1 billion, although before the war it did not exceed $ 500 million, it follows from assessments from assessments Institute of International Finance (IIF).