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US imposes sanctions on Turkey-based entities for helping Russia’s war effort
The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on at least four Turkey-based entities it said violated US export controls and helped Russia’s war effort, in the biggest US enforcement action in Turkey since the invasion of Ukraine last year.
The designations – including on a Turkey-based electronics company and a technology trader alleged to help transfer “dual-use” goods – were part of a global sanctions package on more than 120 entities announced by the US Treasury.
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A US administration official told Reuters the sanctions targeted Turkey-based entities and people in the maritime and trade sectors that were “primarily” Russia-owned or Russia-linked.
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