[ワシントン ２０日 ロイター] – A senior US official said Wednesday that Turkish private banks Isbank and Denizbank have stopped using the Russian proprietary payment system MIR, which makes a lot of sense in terms of avoiding the risks of sanctions, he said he expected more banks to stop. to use it.
The bank said it “would not want to risk being on the wrong side” of Western sanctions against Russia.
Isbank and Denizbank announced on the 19th that they had stopped using Meal. The United States has sanctioned the CEO of the National Payment Card System (NSPK), which manages Meal.
Turkey has pursued balanced diplomacy ever since Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine, and the suspension of the two banks’ use of Mir appears to be intended to avoid being financially trapped between the West and Russia.
But Turkey’s President Erdogan has held several meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including one in Uzbekistan last week, and diplomatic sources say Western countries are wary of Russia’s growing economic ties with Turkey.
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