TRUMP SANCTIONS TURKEY OVER PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN DEFENSE SYSTEM December 16, 2020
Just weeks before Trump is scheduled to leave office, the president sanctioned Turkey, a NATO ally, over its purchase of a Russian missile defense system. The new sanctions include a ban on all U.S. export licenses and loans to Turkey’s defense procurement agency and an asset freeze on its president, Ismail Demir, among other government officials.
U.S. officials have long warned that Ankara’s purchase of the Russian system could jeopardize U.S. and European security. It’s not clear why the Trump administration waited until now to impose the penalties. Turkey finalized its acquisition of the Russian military system more than a year ago.
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