Most of the flows from Türkiye to Russia that bypass international sanctions have been halted. Türkiye is also interested in avoiding secondary sanctions, according to the Ukrainian Ambassador to Türkiye, Vasyl Bodnar, in an interview with RBC-Ukraine. As the ambassador noted, Türkiye has a very specific position regarding the policy on sanctions. Türkiye only joins sanctions imposed by the United Nations or the UN Security Council. “Therefore, the sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States or other institutions are considered non-binding for Türkiye. This policy has been in…