TURKEY / RUSSIA TRUCKS' BORDER TROUBLES

* Turkey - Imposes visa requirements on Russian trucks due to reciprocity

--- Turkey has begun to impose visa requirements on Russian trucks in line with the principle of reciprocity... Russia imposed the requirements on Turkish trucks at the beginning of the year following a downturn in relations precipitated by Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet along the Turkish-Syrian border in November 2015... Ankara began implementing the measures against Russian trucks on June 1... Turkish trucks had faced various difficulties after Russia banned visa-free passage through the border, leading to Turkey to consider alternative routes, particularly across the Caspian Sea... 
Ankara, Turkey - Hurriyet Daily News - June 3 2016