Bloomberg. March 10, 2023. Turkey Blocks Transit of Goods Sanctioned by EU, US to Russia
Sanctionews. March 15, 2023. Turkish customs blocking certain goods to Russia
Reuters. March 20, 2023.Turkey halts transit of sanctioned goods to Russia -exporter, diplomat
Turkey is not only cooperating with enforcing sanctions on Russia, they are one of the key enforcers of those sanctions. Russia can sell all the oil it wants to Turkey, at the sanction rate. No matter how much Turkey buys, Russia still loses money.
Check out what the re-elected president of Turkey is saying today. Is Turkey buying Russian gas today? Is Turkey paying for Russian gas in roubles? Is Turkey complying with Western sanctions on Russian gas? Is this post about Turkey buying and transporting Russian gas? Nice try, work on your effort.
Turkey wants Russia weakened so they can start pursuing rebuilding their former empire.
—”Looking at slightly more recent articles will put this into perspective.”
Unmentioned in the article is the timeframe/costs to build the pipeline and the needed additional infrastructure.
Russia is spending every ruble they have on weapons production and China would only lend to them in exchange for Mongolia being made whole.
The Turk economy is so screwed up no one will lend to them.
Also if ErdoÄŸan makes an unwavering move to one side he loses any benefits from the other side.
In the years needed to build the pipeline, the Russian Federation will be dust in the wind and the natural gas comes from the Stans, who have long been unhappy with the return on their gas production.
The pipeline to Turkey is possible, not probable.
A pipe dream.