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Russian diplomat: US sanctions against us pose risks to Turkey’s energy security

The Russian ambassador to Turkey, Alexei Yerhov, confirmed that the US sanctions against Russia pose risks to energy security in Turkey. 

Yerhov said – in statements reported by the Russian news agency (TASS) on Tuesday – that The sanctions transcend regional borders and affect Moscow’s foreign partners, specifically in the trade sector, by imposing secondary restrictions on them. 

 

He added that these restrictions have an impact Negative on the level of trade cooperation between countries, which causes problems in the sector of bank transfers and logistics services, noting that the American authorities regularly include Turkish companies and entities on sanctions lists, as they consider that they maintain trade relations with their counterparts in Russia, pointing out that Russia and Turkey In this case, they have an opportunity to develop new, more effective ways and forms of cooperation. 

 

The United States and Western countries had imposed huge economic sanctions against Russia after the Russian war against Ukraine.  

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