Turkey has banned the supply of fuel and related services to Russian aircraft, AirportHaber reports, citing the decision of the country's Ministry of Customs and Trade..

The decision was made in accordance with a letter from the Office of Industry and Security on Export Practices of the US Department of Commerce as part of Western sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine..

According to the decision, from March 14, the provision of various services to American-made aircraft controlled by Russia and Belarus was terminated..

In particular, refueling and related services are prohibited for private, cargo, commercial, charter aircraft, manufactured in the USA or aircraft manufactured in any foreign country, containing more than 25% of US-origin raw materials, if they are sent to Russia and Belarus.

The aircrafts of Aeroflot, AZUR Air, Belavia, PEGAS Fly, Russia, S7 Airlines, UTAIR, YAMAL, MAHAN were subject to restrictions..

Earlier, Beijing refused to give guarantees to Russia that it would not seize Russian aircraft at the request of third countries, and also refused to let into its airspace Russian aircraft with dual registration, which were actually stolen from Western lessors..

On the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the UK has introduced restrictions that make it a criminal offense for any Russian aircraft to fly or land in the UK and give the government the power to remove aircraft owned by Russian individuals and entities from the UK's aircraft register even if the sanctioned person. Russian ships are also banned from entering UK ports..