The foreign minister of Germany was criticized on Monday after he expressed disapproval of the sabotaging over the weekend of.
The measures, which received a bipartisan welcome from the US Congress, were announced under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) the first time the act has been used against a fellow member of the NATO alliance.
Turkey‘s lira rallied about 1% as Washington opted not to adopt broader sanctions but analysts said the move was still likely to weigh on the Turkish economy, already in a coronavirus-induced slowdown and with double-digit inflation.
Ankara acquired the Russian S-400 ground-to-air defenses in mid-2019 and says they pose no threat to NATO allies. But Washington has long threatened sanctions and last year removed Turkey from an F-35 jet program.
Grave mistake : US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over purchase of S-400s
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Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits the White House on an apparent family tour in Washington, US December 11, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Senior US officials say Ankara s purchase of the S-400s left the United States with no other choice.
Sanctions target Turkey s top defence procurement and development body Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB)
Sanctions, near the end of Trump s presidency, are likely to weigh on Ankara s ties with Joe Biden s administration
WASHINGTON/ANKARA: Washington on Monday finally went ahead with imposing sanctions on Turkey over the Erdogan led government s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defense systems, with Ankara calling it a grave mistake .
Pompeo Tells Turkey Its Purchase of Russian Missile Defense System Will Endanger US Military
WASHINGTON/ANKARA The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States has made clear to Turkey that its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems would endanger the security of U.S. military technology and personnel.
Pompeo said he has urged Turkey to resolve the S-400 issue in co-ordination with the United States. But with Ankara rejecting all proposals, the United States announced sanctions on the country, which is a member of NATO a military alliance formed to protect western Europe from the threat of Soviet Russia’s communist expansionist ambitions.
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