Turkey

Turkey’s Dortyol oil terminal, managed by Global Terminal Services (GTS), will no longer accept Russian imports amid increased sanctions pressure from the United States, Reuters reported on March 5.

Transport visa-free access between Ukraine and Turkey will remain in effect throughout the duration of the conflict, as confirmed by mutual agreements between the delegations of the Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey to uphold liberalized freight transportation, the Ukrainian agency reported on Facebook on Feb. 29.

A meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will not take place before the “elections” in Russia, Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Feb. 26, according to the Interfax agency.