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US slaps sanctions on NATO ally Turkey over Russian air defence system The US has issued sanctions against Turkey following the NATO ally’s purchase and testing of a Russian defence system December 15, 2020 at 1:40 pm The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of the Russian S-400 air defence system, following a gradual deterioration in relations between the two NATO allies. The sanctions cover those on Turkeys Presidency of Defence Industries, its chief Ismail ...

Allies are being attacked and decimated as they are, and we know that isis prisoners are now -- 785 out of 12000 isis jihadis in the region, thats an issue, too. two they have fake u.s. passports to make with a stay in the north eastern part of the country and wreak havoc? will turkey face incursions from isis and other rebels, as well? >> katie: your thoughts? >> jeanne: one thing this really does underscore is that for those people who think the president does not have -- that hes not committe...

Of the great kaecompanies that e extremely complex equipment. were letting them sell to huawei. >> and then on turkey, sir. will turkey face sanctions if it goes ahead with the s-40 purchases? >> so turkey is an interesting case. theres another one, jim, i get along well with and hes a tough cookie. president erdogan. hes tough, but i get along with him. maybe thats a bad thing, but i think its a really good thing because frankly he wanted to wipeout -- he has a big problem with the kurds as eve...

In silicon valley and based in different parts of the country that make extremely complex equipment. were letting them sell. >> on turkey. will turkey face sanctions if it goes ahead with the 400 purchases? >> turkey is interesting. theres another one that i get along with well. hes a tough cookie. hes tough. i get along with him. maybe thats a bad thing. i think its a good thing. he wanted to wipe out -- he has a big problem with the curds. and he had a 65,000 man army. at the border. and he wa...

The syrians and the iranians and the turks all talking about what theyre going to do next and well be left out of that. will turkey, a nato ally, go into northern syria and then ask for nato support? dont know. this is going to continue for a while in syria. >> general hertling, bob baer, thank you, as always. and coming up next, with the tenth anniversary of saddam husseins execution fast approaching, new details of what u.s. intelligence learned from him just before he was hanged, as youll s...

And i expect he will continue to do so. >> translator: you are talking about the parts of the glass which is empty. id like to look at things with the -- >> so once again well continue to monitor what the turkish prime minister is saying. well get back to him shortly. well hear what the president has to say as well. theyre getting into some other issues including syria and if the u.s. doesnt step up its own military involvement in syria what will turkey, which borders syria, what will turkey do?...