Russia scrutinizing Turkish goods at border due to various reasons including terrorist threat
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A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says customs officials are scrutinizing Turkish goods at the border due to "various reasons" including a possible terrorist threat.
Relations between the two countries soured after Turkey on Tuesday shot down a Russian warplane on a bombing mission near the Syria border. One of the pilots was killed, the other was rescued.
Russian media reported hundreds of trucks bringing Turkish goods stranded at the border.
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Dmitry Peskov insisted on Thursday that there is no ban for Turkish goods in place but said customs officials were inspecting them carefully "due to various reasons" including a possible terrorist.
Last year, Russia imposed a ban on food imports from the U.S. and EU nations in retaliation for their sanctions over Russia's annexation of Crimea.