United States Sanctions Turkey Over S-400 Missile Purchase

 

The United States is finally sanctioning Turkey over the fellow NATO country’s purchase of the S-400 missile system from Russia in 2019, according to a statement released by the US State Department on Monday afternoon.

In the document, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo says: “Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on the Republic of Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) pursuant to Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction with Rosoboronexport, Russia’s main arms export entity, by procuring the S-400 surface-to-air missile system.

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