This warning to Turkey is a key test of whether the US and its allies can actually enforce Russia’s long-term isolation, as the WSJ reports
American officials are putting pressure on the Turkish side, asking the Turkish authorities to ban Russian airlines from flying American-made planes to and from Turkey, writes the Wall Street Journal citing American sources.
Senior US officials have warned since last month that Turks found to be providing services of resupply, securing spare parts, etc. on US-made planes flying to and from Russia and Belarus, in violation of the sanctions, are to face prison terms, fines, suspension of privileges, etc.
According to the same sources, US Assistant Secretary of Commerce Thea Roseman Kendler;delivered this warning message to Turkish officials last December during a visit to Turkey.
This warning to Turkey is a key test of whether the US and its allies can actually enforce Russia’s long-term isolation, as the WSJ reports. Any failure will mean that Moscow will continue to find ways to perpetuate its economic activities internationally with the help of third countries.
A spokesman for the US Commerce Department acknowledged that warnings have been issued to foreign airlines, which Washington is asking to comply with sanctions imposed against Russian, Belarusian and Iranian commercial aircraft.
As part of the sanctions against Moscow due to the war in Ukraine, the Biden administration has imposed controls that prohibit Russia and Russian commercial airlines from using US-made aircraft. Under these restrictions, any aircraft built in the US or carrying a significant percentage (over 25%) of US components are no longer allowed to fly to Russia and Belarus unless they have received permission from the ministry US Trade.
Russian airlines, including Aeroflot, continue to fly Boeing aircraft despite the sanctions.
According to data from the flight data analysis company Cirium, Russian and Belarusian airlines have made more than 2,100 flights with American-made planes (Boeing 777, 757 and 737) to Turkey (Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, etc.). ) from October 1, 2022 onwards
The US government, in its effort to practically strengthen the string of sanctions it has imposed on Russia a year after the start of the war, is now calling on countries that continue to have economic ties with Moscow, such as Turkey and the United Arab Emirates , to do more to comply with sanctions.
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