Moscow: EU actions to plug financing channels of ISIS terrorists in Syria insufficient

Moscow, SANA – Russian Ambassador to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov asserted that the actions taken by EU’s officials to plug the channels, along which finances are pumped to terrorists in Syria, are insufficient and more attention should be given to the illegal trading in oil terrorists engage in with assistance from Turkey.

“As regards the tracing of the financial flows and the economic ties [that keep the terrorists in Syria afloat], the EU has a lot to do in that sphere,” Chizhov said in an interview published by the daily Izvestia, adding “It’s making some efforts already but the latter still fall short of what’s needed.”

Chizhov pointed out that some amounts of the crude oil that ISIS terrorist organizations was selling to Turkey might be reaching European markets, ruling out that all the crude oil ISIS sells to Turkey ends up there.

“Some amounts of it are apparently consumed on the Turkish territory but considerable amounts get to the European markets, either in the crude or in the refined form, he said.

Reem/H. Said