Turkey Seeks to Extend US Sanctions Waiver to Buy Russian Gas

Passengers cross the Bosporus Strait on a ferry in Istanbul.Photographer: Nicole Tung/Bloomberg
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Turkey is seeking to extend a US waiver from sanctions, which would allow it to continue buying Russian natural gas, according to Turkish officials with knowledge of the matter.

Turkey has never publicly said when its waiver from sanctions on Gazprombank JSC, granted in December, is to expire. However, the officials said the relief period is due to end March 20 — a week from now – and that Ankara is working to extend it. They asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t public.