Turkish companies, despite sanctions imposed by the West, continue to export to Russia electronics, spare parts and other goods necessary for the Russian armed forces.
At least 13 Turkish companies exported more than $18 million worth of goods to Russia in 2022, according to The Wall Street Journal. In at least three cases, we are talking about the supply of American-made goods.
The buyers of these goods, writes WSJ, were ten Russian companies under US sanctions for involvement in a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In particular, among the companies that received supplies from Turkey, the newspaper mentions a subsidiary of the Russian corporation Tactical Missiles, which produces weapons for the Russian fleet, and Promtekhnologiya, which manufactures firearms.
In addition, from March to October, Turkish firms circumvented the sanctions by sending elevators, electric generators and other American-made goods to Russia for another $15 million, the newspaper claims.
The Russian and Turkish authorities have not yet commented on the situation.
Recall that after the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, Western countries imposed a number of restrictions on Russia, in particular, they banned the supply of components and technologies that could be used in the production of weapons to the country. Some sanctions were introduced even earlier after the annexation of Crimea.
However, in August 2022, experts from the British Royal Joint Institute for Defense Studies studied captured samples of 27 types of modern Russian weapons, including cruise missiles, communications systems and electronic warfare systems used by the Russian army in Ukraine.
In the studied samples, experts found at least 450 types of imported parts made in the USA, Europe and East Asia. Based on this, the experts concluded that Russia continues to bypass the sanctions to buy what is necessary for its army.
Turkey, Kazakhstan and Armenia are selling to Russia.
Source: Racurs
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