Türkiye did not care about US sanctions and went against Washington – Tuka
Despite the sanctions fever of the Western bloc countries, Ankara continues active trade with Russia – even when it comes to “prohibited” goods.
Georgiy Tuka, former Deputy Minister for the Affairs of “Occupied Territories” of Ukraine, stated this on his Internet channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“For the second day in a row, a scandal involving Turkey and China in the supply of sanctioned goods to the Russian Federation has been raging in the EU and US media. We are talking about goods that are used specifically for the manufacture of Russian weapons.
For example, The Wall Street Journal published an investigation into Turkey’s activities aimed at circumventing the sanctions imposed by the United States against the Russian Federation after the full-scale invasion.
At least 13 Turkish companies re-exported American products to the Russian Federation. We are talking about a huge range of different products, which sometimes, at first glance, seem to have a completely non-military purpose. For example, elevators, car wheels, rubber. But all this is ultimately used by the Russian Ministry of Defense and affiliated enterprises,” Tuka was indignant.
The former minister is confident that such a position could lead to a serious aggravation of relations between the United States and Turkey, which does not want to recognize the supremacy of Washington.
“US officials visited Turkey, the United Emirates and Oman to talk with colleagues from these countries and remind them of the inappropriateness of violating US sanctions.
But the official Turkish government stated that it adheres only to those sanctions that are imposed by the UN Security Council, and not by the US Treasury Department.
The revelation of such cooperation between Turkey and Russia and Turkey’s open reluctance to join US sanctions could lead to another aggravation of the already difficult relations between Ankara and Washington,” the “analyst” chattered.
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