Russia Imposes Economic Sanctions on Turkey


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 It is also well known that Russian President Vladimir Putin is aggressively seeking to expand his power and world stature, and the opportunity to step in and embarrass the U.S. for it’s weak response and poor leadership regarding ISIS was perhaps too enticing to ignore. The flight over Turkish/NATO airspace by a Russian war plane could very well have been a test to see how they would respond. And, of course, reaction to the shooting down of the aircraft could have been managed much more effectively by a petulant Obama, who is more inclined to react rather than to act in crisis situations. It should be noted that world players generally applauded the Russian movement against ISIS, recognizing the global threat that it is.
The next act in the unfolding play was Putin’s statesmanship as he ultimately responded in a more diplomatic way to the incident. After denying the Russian aircraft violated Turkish airspace, which it undeniably did, and demanding an apology, Putin backed away from saber rattling and threats of military action against Turkey, and he has started implementing economic sanctions and travel restrictions. So in the overall scheme of things, Putin has shown he is a power in the area to be reckoned with, he will take decisive action against a foe such as ISIS, which will be grandly applauded by the Western world, and now he has shown that he is reasonable and will act in a measured and limited way against Turkey by backing off from his initial military threats.  And the biggest loser in the entire operation is the impotent Obama who has been shown to be weak and ineffective.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree imposing a package of economic sanctions against Turkey following its downing of a Russian Su-24 bomber in Syria. The measures include banning several Turkish organizations and the import of certain goods.

A decree on “measures providing the national security of the Russian Federation and the protection of its citizens against criminal and other unlawful acts, and on imposing special economic measures in relation to Turkish Republic” was signed on Saturday, the Kremlin press service said.

Under the decree, the import of certain products originating from Turkey will be temporarily banned or restricted.

A number of Turkish organizations operating in Russia will also be restricted.

Employers in Russia will be prohibited from hiring Turkish nationals for work starting January 1, 2016.

The visa-free regime for Turkish nationals traveling to Russia will be suspended starting from 2016, the decree signed by the Russian leader says.

It will not affect those who have residence permits, as well as Turkish diplomats working in Turkish embassies and consulates on the territory of Russia, and their families.

Russia has also deployed its cutting-edge S-400 air defense system to its Syrian base after the downing of the Russian jet, thus obtaining a bigger military foothold in the region.

Many Turkish businesses have expressed concerns that the Russian sanctions and travel restrictions will have a severe impact on the Turkish economy, and construction of a natural gas pipeline and a nuclear power plant into Turkey by Russia is also on the table for possible cancellation. But for now the likelihood of the incident escalating into a much bigger conflict, including a precursor to a world war, seems unlikely. At this point Vladimir Putin seems to have gotten a fairly big win through his maneuverings, with Obama once again left on the sidelines.

Source: rt.com



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  1. Tim Philpot

    Our president is talking to other countries about energy and the Republicans passed a bill to undermine what our president is trying to do! Knowing that bill will be vetoed!! They did it on Our Tax Dollars!!

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