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French minister heads to Turkey to discuss Russian sanctions evasion

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna attends the MEDEF union summer forum "La Rencontre des Entrepreneurs de France, LaREF" at the Paris Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

France's foreign minister heads to Turkey on Monday to emphasise to Ankara the importance of its firms not circumventing Western sanctions on Russia after the United States said Turkish businesses faced the risk of sanctions.

NATO member Turkey has sought to strike a balance between Moscow and Kyiv by criticising Russia's invasion and sending arms to Ukraine, while opposing Western sanctions and continuing trade, tourism and investment with Russia.

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