Strengthening cooperation with Russia may result in sanctions for Turkey from the countries of the European Union - Brussels is closely following the development of Russian-Turkish relations, writes the Financial Times.

Six Western officials say the EU is concerned about the Sochi agreements between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin to expand cooperation in trade and energy.

Another interlocutor suggested that Western countries will urge their companies to leave the Turkish market if Erdogan goes to implement these agreements..

The discussion of sanctions against Turkey in the EU has not yet begun, since it is not known exactly what Putin and Erdogan agreed on. In addition, it will be difficult to make a decision at the EU level.

However, individual EU countries may impose personal “restrictions on trade and finance or ask large financial companies to reduce investments in Turkish companies”.

But such steps would be contrary to the commercial interests of Western companies.. In addition, Turkey still threatens to block the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO..