MOSCOW: Russia has reportedly stopped the import of Turkish products onto its soil as of Thursday, following the downing of a Russian warplane for violating Turkish airspace.
According to Adnan Dalgakıran, who is a member of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly, Russian customs are refusing to accept Turkish goods and products, for a number of excuses including inventory and others.
All vehicles without a Turkish license plate –including those with Kyrgyz, Romanian and Kazakh plates- , carrying Turkish products are also denied entry, according to reports.
Russian officials, including Prime Minister Medvedev have threatened Turkey on the consequences of downing the Russian warplane, which might result in the cancellation of joint projects.
On November 24, a Russian warplane violated Turkish airspace despite being warned 10 times in the space of five minutes, according to the Turkish military.
Two Turkish F-16 jets on patrol duty along the border were involved in the downing of the warplane.
