ANKARA, November 25. /TASS/. Trade turnover between Russia and Turkey will go down by the end of this year due to the West’s pressure, Russian Ambassador to Ankara Alexey Yerkhov has told the Ekonomim newspaper.

"We see the West’s mounting pressure in this area, though trade continues. American sanctions complicate our bilateral trade at every possible way. Bank transfers are still largely blocked," he said.

"I think that the Russian-Turkish trade turnover will go down by the end of the year," the diplomat added.