Turkey gets a special economic benefit from circumventing anti-Russian sanctions, while Greece and other states have to pay the price for the restrictions, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said, RIA Novosti reported.

During a meeting of the special group for Mediterranean and Middle East of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Athens, Miltiadis called Turkey's non-compliance with the sanctions against Russia problematic. According to him, Ankara creates windows for Russia, gaining special economic benefits by bypassing sanctions, unlike other states that have to pay a price, especially in the energy, tourism and export sectors. He noted that the flow of tourists to the country fell from 900,000 in 2019 before the pandemic to zero this year.

At a time when some are suffering here, some are making money, Varvitsiotis said, pointing to the fact that Turkey doubled the number of seats on its planes to accommodate Russian passengers.