NATO Emblem. Archival photoMOSCOW, 14 Aug. Russia circumvents Western sanctions with the help of Turkey, the «Trojan horse in NATO» — writes the French newspaper Courrier international.
«The volume of trade between Ankara and Moscow has risen sharply in recent months, which is a sign of significant transit activity helping Russia to evade sanctions,» the publication says. 
Putin has irritated the West with his new partnership, NYT writes. In addition, Putin and Erdogan agreed to promote the Russian payment system Mir in Turkey, which should significantly simplify the conduct of business in this state for Russian companies, the authors remind. Experts predict that all this will allow the two countries, one of which is NATO, to significantly strengthen their economic ties, the material summarized. 
NATO demanded to increase the amount of weapons on the border with Russia, writes WP has already adopted seven packages of restrictive measures, including an embargo on coal and oil. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war similar to was not there yet. As President Vladimir Putin has pointed out, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, but the sanctions have dealt a severe blow to the entire global economy.