Russia could officially announce restrictions of imports from Turkey on Thursday, as a responsive measure to the downing of the Su-24 jet, although an embargo is not being considered for the short-term, the Russsian Kommersant newspaper reports.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Tuesday, a Russian Su-24 jet crashed in Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the plane was downed by an air-to-air missile launched by a Turkish F-16 jet over Syrian territory, falling 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) from the Turkish border. Putin described the Turkish attack as a “stab in the back” carried out by “accomplices of terrorists.”
“In the near future Russia will restrict product supplies from Turkey — already today a relevant official announcement could be made,” Kommersant said on Thursday citing a ministry source.
According to the source, ways of restricting Russia’s imports from Turkey are currently being worked out.
“An embargo, like in the case of the EU, the US, Australia, Norway and Canada, will not be imposed, at least in the short-term,” Kommersant specified. Russia imposed an embargo on the above countries in response to Western anti-Russia sanctions, introduced over Moscow’s alleged interference in the Ukrainian conflict.
On Wednesday, Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor announced health and sanitary claims against a Turkish company specializing in poultry production and processing.
The service banned entry of over 162 tons of Turkish chicken into the Russian westernmost Kaliningrad Region, citing difference between seal numbers mentioned in the veterinary certificate and the actual numbers on the containers with products.
According to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Russia could halt important bilateral projects with Turkey over the downing of the Su-24 plane.
Ankara has claimed that it downed the Russian airplane because it violated Turkish airspace. Both the Russian General Staff and the Syrian Air Defense Command confirmed that the Su-24 plane never crossed into Turkish airspace and was downed over Syrian territory.
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