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Dorian Jones

France pushes Turkey to support sanctions, stand up to Russian aggression

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna speak to the media after talks in Ankara, Turkey on 5 September 2022. © AFP

With Turkish Russian trade booming since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna's visit to Turkey this week focused on efforts to further isolate Moscow.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu welcomed Colonna. But behind the diplomatic pleasantries, there are growing concerns in the EU over Ankara's refusal to enforce western sanctions against Moscow.

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