Follow RT on Iran condemns US sanctions against regional rival Turkey and stands “with its people in government” in the face of Washington’s pressure, the foreign minister said. Ankara was punished for buying Russian anti-aircraft missiles.
In a damning tweet on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said the US showed its
“addiction to sanctions and contempt for international law” by targeting Turkey, and expressed support for the country.
U.S. addiction to sanctions and contempt for international law at full display again.We strongly condemn recent U.S. sanctions against Turkey and stand with its people and government.#NeighborsFirst Javad Zarif (@JZarif) December 15, 2020
By Reuters Staff
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey’s lira held its gains on Tuesday after Washington imposed on Ankara light, targeted sanctions that analysts said could expand depending on how ties between the NATO allies evolve under a Joe Biden White House.
FILE PHOTO: Turkish lira banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
The threat of U.S. punishment over Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defences had weighed on the currency for months. But on Monday they were disclosed, and they target only Turkey’s top defence development body, not the broader economy.
US sanctions on Turkish defence agency may have wider global impact, says Janes
15 December 2020
by Charles Forrester
Key Points
US sanctions against Turkey’s SSB over the acquisition of the Russian S-400 ground-based air defence system may limit Turkey’s ability to upgrade, modernise, and develop its equipment.
Countries and companies may have to take into account the broad-reaching consequences of CAATSA for their own procurement and market strategies.
The US government announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s defence acquisition organisation on 14 December under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) over the Turkish acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 air-defence system in a move that could have wider implications for the international defence market.
US sanctions Turkey over use of Russian missile system
Ankara condemned the move as detrimental to ties between the NATO allies
15 December 2020 • 1:20pm
A truck carries parts of the S-400 air defence systems at Murted military airport outside Ankara, Turkey
Credit: Turkish Defence Ministry/Turkish Defence Ministry
The United States has sanctioned Turkey over its purchase of Russian S-400 air defence systems, a long-anticipated reprimand that Ankara criticised as incompatible with the alliance between the Nato members. 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 US military technology and personnel and provide substantial funds to Russia’s defence sector, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.
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.