[ワシントン ２０日 ロイター] – A senior U.S. government official said on Wednesday that private Turkish banks Isbank and Denizbank have stopped using Russia’s proprietary payment system MIR, which makes a lot of sense in terms of avoiding sanctions risks. said he expected more banks to stop using it.
The bank said it “wouldn’t 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 US has sanctioned the CEO of the National Payment Card System (NSPK), which operates Mir.
Turkey has pursued a well-balanced diplomacy since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the suspension of the use of Mir by the two banks appears to be intended to avoid being caught between the West and Russia financially.
But Turkey’s Erdogan has held multiple 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.