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Turkey secretly blocked the export of U.S. military-linked goods to Russia following warnings from Washington, the Financial Timesreported, citing three anonymous sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Ankara, which originally embraced the role of Moscow’s lifeline from Western sanctions, reportedly made the move in recent weeks without a public announcement due to the “political sensitivity” of the issue. A senior U.S. export controls official traveled to Turkey in August to warn of “consequences” if Turkey did not step back from exporting battlefield goods to Russia. FT reported that T…

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