The U.S. and European Union are applying pressure on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with Washington planning sanctions over Turkey’s acquisition of a Russian air-defense system and the EU targeting people involved inThe EU measure, approved by leaders at a Brussels summit, put a temporary end on fissures within the bloc over how to deal with Mr. Erdogan’s assertive military moves in the region and his push for energy resources, Greece and Cyprus.
The U.S. is also expected to impose sanctions on Turkish entities, in this case in response to Ankara’s acquisition of the advanced S-400U.S. officials are expected to roll out the sanctions Friday under a 2017 U.S. law for procuring weapons from a blacklisted supplier, the person said. The State Department reiterated its policy of declining to comment on future sanctions.
Despite pressure from some lawmakers, the Trump administration had held back on sanctions over the missile system, although President Trump said last year the U.S. would withhold sales of advanced F-35 stealth jet fighters to Turkey.
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It is about time Erdogan gets the message. You can not be a NATO member and kissing Russian technology, the latest producing their COVID 19 version of vaccine Sputnik. Maybe the Greeks and the Slavs have a point resisting Turkey’s expansion in Syria, Azerbaijan, Mediterranean Sea