Turkey is negotiating with the United States before the sanctions are over allow the country to continue to use the Russian Gazprombank to pay for the import of natural gas.
The Minister of Energy of Turkey, Alparslan Bayraktar, stated this, RBC-Ukraine reported on Bloomberg.
It’s not possible without money “pay to Russia,” saying Bayraktar. “If we can’t pay, we can’t buy goods,” adding VIN.
Bayraktar's comments will heighten tensions between Washington and European buyers of Russian gas, which were deprived of sanctions last year to Gazprombank, which previously faced penalties. related to the invasions of Ukraine, it will always play a key role in payments for energy supplies.
“As there will be no further blame, this could be even greater for Turecchyny,” the minister said. It was blamed first on the sanctions associated with Iran, as a precedent.
Russia is the largest supplier of gas to Turkey: last year, about 42% of imports fell on its part.
Ugorshchina, another great importer, criticized US actions against Gazprombank, saying that they jeopardized energy security. Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijjarto said last year that the region would “find a way” to continue flows after negotiations in Istanbul with regional energy ministers, including Bayraktar.
Although Turkey supplied the Ukrainian military with combat drones and critically important artillery shells, Ankara did not impose sanctions against Russia through the invasion. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to mediate the establishment of peace between the warring parties and ensure the satisfaction of the United Nations, which will help develop the 2022 economy, which made it possible to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
Ankara and Moscow want to create a gas hub near Turecchyna, including the possibility of laying a large number of underwater pipelines through the Black Sea. Cream of gas, Turechchyna lies in Russia in approximately half of its crude oil imports, and one nuclear power plant of Rosatom is expected to be built, and we are in negotiations about another.
Guess what, the United States has expanded the 21st leaf fall sanctions list against the Russian Federation. As the head of the NBU Andriy Pishny has appointed, now all banks from the hundred largest financial institutions in Russia, based on the size of their assets, have been granted access to the global financial system.
More details read the sanctions in the RBC-Ukraine article “USA vs RF. Stop sanctions against Gazprombank” for gas flows and the Kremlin's military machine.
