One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's responses to Western support for Ukraine has been to make it much easier for fake luxury products to transit through - and be manufactured in - his country.
In December 2022, the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG) paid a low-key visit to Turkey. At the heart of that mission were discussions with local authorities about Ankara's refusal to implement existing international legislation on counterfeiting. They were also about Turkey's closer cooperation with Russia, which has blatantly disregarded intellectual property and trade regulations since it invaded Ukraine a year ago.
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