[HIGHLIGHTS] Lavrov visits Turkey – “important aspects of the international agenda”

Lavrov visits Turkey – “important aspects of the international agenda”. Both countries have similar positions on the Gaza war.

Türkiye helps Russia circumvent Western sanctions. Erdogan has relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Russia is circumventing a large part of the sanctions on Western goods via former Soviet republics and Turkey. Turkey is threatened with further penalties for violating sanctions against Russia. Turkey will be the first NATO member that Putin will visit since Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine began in February 2022.