FT learned about US and EU plans to put pressure on Turkey over Mir cards

The EU intends to send a delegation to Turkey amid concerns about the circumvention of sanctions against Russia, the newspaper writes. There are now many partners of Russia in Turkey - only some of the banks are not ready to serve Mir cards,

The US and EU are stepping up pressure on Turkey to enforce sanctions against Russia. This was reported by The Financial Times, citing two sources.

According to the publication, Washington is focusing on Turkish banks that have connected to the Russian payment system Mir.

Brussels is also preparing a delegation to express its concerns directly to Turkish officials.

Director General of the National Payment Card System (NSPK) Vladimir Komlev, in turn, said that the cards of the Mir payment system, the failure of which was previously reported in Turkey, continue to function as before.

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“Nothing new bad has happened in Turkey, the work is going absolutely in the normal mode. Everywhere where Mir cards were accepted, they are accepted, ”he emphasized (quoted by TASS).

According to Komlev, the Russian side contacted the Turkish partners, and they confirmed that there were no reasons to worry. There are many partners in Turkey now, some of the banks were not always ready to serve the cards of Russian banks that fell under sanctions before . “But these are just some of the banks,” Komlev added.

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In early August, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Sochi, mentioned the topic of using Russian Mir cards in Turkey.

“There is also the Mir card of Russia. Now five of our banks are working on it. There are also very serious developments here,” the Turkish leader said.

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After that, The Financial Times reported that Western authorities are increasingly concerned about deepening economic cooperation between Russia and Turkey and the growing risk of secondary sanctions against Ankara if it helps Moscow bypass the restrictions.

One of the European officials said that the EU is monitoring the cooperation between Moscow and Ankara "more and more closely." “We are trying to get the Turks to pay attention to our concerns,” the source said.

On August 21, Turkish Deputy Finance Minister Nynus Elitas assured the United States that official Ankara would not allow any person or institution in Turkey to circumvent sanctions.

In early March, Turkey refused to join the sanctions against Russia, explaining this decision by its unwillingness to “burn bridges”, despite the support of Ukraine.

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