Turkey exports US-made goods that Russia needs for its army - WSJ

The Wall Street Journal reported that among other goods Russia is getting generators, rubber and vehicles from Turkey.

"Turkish companies last year exported tens of millions of dollars worth of machinery, electronics, spare parts and other goods that Russia needs for its military," the article says.

At least 13 Turkish firms exported goods worth a total of $18.5 million, the outlet writes. These include plastics, rubber products, and vehicles. They were sold to 10 Russian companies that the United States has sanctioned for their role in Russia's attack on Ukraine.

According to the data analyzed by journalists, Turkish companies sent at least 3 batches of American-made goods to Russia.

Turkish firms also shipped elevators, power generators, printed circuit boards and other US-made goods worth $15 million to Russia from March to October 2022 in violation of US export controls.

In addition, among the sanctioned Russian companies that received goods from Turkey were a subsidiary of the Russian corporation Tactical Missiles, which produces weapons systems for the Russian Navy, and Promtechnologiya, which was sanctioned for producing rifles for the Russian armed forces.

Among the goods that Russia purchased from Turkey were also truck steering wheels and American-made engine filters. Russia imported nearly $8 million worth of American-made conveyors and elevators.

Senior officials of the US Treasury Department reportedly visited Turkey, the UAE, and Oman to try to shut down Russian military procurement networks in these countries.

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Federal Customs Service did not respond to journalists' inquiries about exports.

• Recently, it was reported that in December, senior U.S. officials threatened Turkish individuals with imprisonment, fines, and loss of export privileges if they provided fueling services and spare parts for U.S.-made aircraft flying from Turkey to Russia and Belarus and back in violation of export controls introduced last spring.

• As a result, Turkey's largest ground handling operator has warned Russian airlines that it would stop providing services to their aircraft manufactured from American components