Bypassing sanctions: Turkey resale US goods for military equipment - WSJ

According to journalists of the American edition, the Turks sent to Russia at least three part of American goods. It was established that from March to October 2022, Turkish firms sent electrical generators, printed fees and other US products worth another $ 15 million, violating the US export control.

Among the Russian companies that came under sanctions and received goods from Turkey were a subsidiary of the Russian Corporation "Tactical Missile Warning", which produces weapons systems for the Russian Navy, and the company "Promtechnology" Russian Armed Forces. Journalists report that among the goods that Russia purchased from Turkey, there were, in particular, steering wheels for trucks and filters for American production engines.

In violation of the US export control, Russia imported conveyors and elevators of American production worth about $ 8 million. Turkey is an ally of the North Atlantic Treaty, it is one of the countries that stated that they will not apply sanctions on Russia. It is noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and the Federal Customs Service did not respond to journalists at the request to comment on exports.

According to journalists, Turkish officials say that the country is consistent only by the sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council, not the sanctions imposed by countries such as the United States. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs also emphasizes that attempts to circumvent sanctions against Russia. We will remind, on February 1 it was reported that due to the loss of the European market, prices for Russian oil have almost doubled.

In January 2023, the average price of the main Russian export brand of Urals in January 2023 was $ 49. 48 per barrel. Earlier, on January 30, The Wall Street Journal wrote that over the past two years, the Main Nuclear Development Institute in China has been able to buy American chips and processors more than twelve times, despite a total ban.