Russian Warships Curb Tilts Turkey To West, Risks
Turkey’s pledge to block some Russian warships from passing through its waters to the Black Sea during the Ukraine crisis…
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Turkey’s pledge to block some Russian warships from passing through its waters to the Black Sea during the Ukraine crisis…
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer (Reuters) – Turkey’s pledge to block some Russian warships from passing through its waters to the Black Sea during the Ukraine crisis could help...
Turkey has been ramping up military equipment deliveries to Ukraine at the cost of angering Moscow, but for Erdogan, the rewards might well be worth the risk.
CAATSA sanctions are hurting Turkey’s military readiness at a time when NATO can’t afford it May 6, 2021 Share On Dec. 14, 2020, the Trump administration sanctioned Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), along with key individuals involved in the purchase of the Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile system. The sanctions were issued under the 2017 Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), a law intended to punish Russia for a wide range of malign activities. While Turkey’s decision to purchase the S-400 — one of several decisions that...