INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Turkish custom-mades officials have unexpectedly stopped allowing the transit of approved items bound for Russia through Turkish area,
Russias Kommersant FM radio station reported on Thursday mentioning Russian logistics operators
Turkey has actually been an essential center for Russias sanction-busting efforts ever since President Vladimir Putin signed the nations
parallel import scheme into law in June
The parallel import plan enables the continued supply of approved products to Russia that were initially planned for foreign markets without
approval from hallmark owners and exempts such imports from import duties.In August, NATO-member Turkey reported the worth of its exports to
Russia had exceeded $738 million in one month, setting an all-time record
We are not expecting to get any official orders or decrees since then Turkey would have to confess that it was connected to helping with
[illegal] shipments of sanctioned goods to Russia over the past year, Valeriya Savenkova, industrial director of Transasia Logistics, said
according to Kommersant FM
As of today, Turkeys system for processing transit and export deliveries to Russia isnt working, added Savenkova
The handling director of transportation logistics operator Optimalog, Georgiy Vlastopulo, informed the radio station that formerly reserved
transportation operations from Turkey to Russia had been on hold considering that Wednesday
Last night we started to get alerts that Turkish customizeds are avoiding the processing of transit items of non-Turkish origin,
Kommersant FM pointed out Vlastopulo as saying
Kommersant FMs source mentioned pressure from U.S
officials as a probable reason for Turkeys sudden policy switch.
