The United States has long viewed Turkey as a NATO ally and has maintained close cooperation with it. However, since Turkey's ** has become more inclined to cooperate with Russia and take a tough stance on Israel, the dissatisfaction of the United States with Turkey has gradually increased. Turkey is not only antagonistic to the United States on the issue of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but has also become an important channel for Russia on the issue of Western sanctions against Russia. These actions were intolerable for the United States, so the United States decided to take action to sanction Turkey.
But in fact, Turkey is not the only country that violates the sanctions ban. Companies in many countries in Europe have also circumvented sanctions through Russia's neighbors and exported large quantities of goods to the Russian market. The reason why companies in these European countries are violating sanctions so rashly is that they are also importing fuel from Russia and indirectly importing Russian gas through Turkey. Therefore, it is actually a common phenomenon within NATO for Turkish companies to import so-called "sensitive products" from the United States and European countries, and then export them to Russia through third countries.
Is the U.S. reacting too violently to Turkey's behavior?After all, there are similar violations of sanctions in European countries. From the fact that the EU's new round of sanctions against Russia has been opposed by member states, it can be seen that this special way of trading with Russia has become commonplace in Europe. So is it worth turning such a big gun with US sanctions against Turkey?In fact, the U.S. move may just be an excuse to vent its discontent. Because the United States is currently in a state full of resentment and needs to vent its emotions, and Turkey happens to be a "lucky" scapegoat.
On a deeper level, the U.S. sanctions on Turkey are intended to put pressure on Turkey to be more cautious on issues such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and cooperation with Russia. Turkey is in talks with Russia to create a large gas trading platform in the country in order to export more Russian gas to European countries. This is a thorny issue for the United States, which wants to maintain its energy influence in Europe. Therefore, the United States is using the issue of Turkey's sanctions violations to exert pressure, in fact, to gain more say in its own interests.
Given the motivation behind the US sanctions against Turkey, we can see that the US interests in the Middle East and energy issues are very complex. While the United States views Turkey as a NATO ally, the two sides disagree on some core issues. Turkey's actions, although not unusual within NATO, are not satisfied with them because they involve American interests.
Judging by the situation as a whole, the imposition of US sanctions on Turkey may be just a small episode in its complex Middle East affairs. However, we can also see from this that the United States, as a global power, has a normal conflict of interest and competition in the international arena. In order to protect its own interests, the United States does not hesitate to exert pressure in this way, but this is not uncommon in international relations.
For Turkey, this sanction may have a certain impact on its domestic economy. However, Turkey's influence in regional affairs as a rising emerging economy should not be underestimated. It hopes to develop its economy and secure its regional status through cooperation with major powers such as Russia. Therefore, Turkey will not sit idly by, but will actively respond to sanctions, looking for new partners and markets.
In general, it is not surprising that the United States has imposed sanctions against Turkey, it is just a common phenomenon in international relations. And for Turkey, how to deal with sanctions is a new challenge. In the end, who will have the upper hand in this game remains to be seen by time.