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Hours after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that
Turkey intends to buy a second batch of missile defense systems.
S-400 from Russia, Washington warned that such a move would generate new ones
sanctions against the NATO ally, writes Kathimerini, quoted by “Focus”.
“We continue to make it clear to Turkey that any
significant new purchases of Russian weapons could trigger sanctions on
CAATSA (America’s Counter-Opposition Act 2017), separate from and in addition to those imposed in December 2020, “he said.
spokesman for the State Department before the Greek state operator ERT.
“We call on Turkey at every level and opportunity not to keep the system
S-400 and refrain from buying additional Russian military
equipment, “said the employee. Washington says the S-400 poses a threat to F-35 fighters and to NATO’s broader defense systems.
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