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 .
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File photo of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkey’s military procurement agency’s chief Ismail Demir . . The United States banned all US export licenses and loan credits for Turkey’s military procurement agency and said it would not allow its president, Ismail Demir ( C) , to travel or hold assets in the United States.
The United States on Monday made good on months of threats to punish Turkey for buying a major Russian missile defense system, although it held off on the most drastic options.
With little more a month left in office, President Donald Trump’s administration approved rare sanctions against a NATO ally focused on Turkey’s military procurement agency.
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ANKARA (Turkey), December 15 (SeeNews) - The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Turkey s defense procurement agency Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) and its senior officials, including its president Ismail Demir, for acquiring S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia s Rosoboronexport, the U.S. State department said. The United States made clear to Turkey at the highest levels and on numerous occasions that its purchase of the S-400 system would endanger the security of U.S. military technology and personnel and provide substantial funds to Russia’s defense sector, as well as Russian access to the Turkish armed forces and defense industry. Turkey nevertheless decided to move ahead with the procurement and testing of the S-400, despite the availability of alternative, NATO-interoperable systems to meet its defense requirements, the U.S. State Department sa
December 14, 2020
The US Treasury Department on Monday imposed sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system.
The sanctions, which are part of Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), targeted Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), its head Ismail Demir and three other officials.
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said in a statement SSB knowingly engaged in a significant transaction with Rosoboronexport, Russia’s main arms export entity, by procuring the S-400 surface-to-air missile system.
“The sanctions include a ban on all US export licenses and authorizations to SSB and an asset freeze and visa restrictions on Dr. Ismail Demir, SSB’s president, and other SSB officers,” he added.