US government sanctions Turkey over S-400 buy
15 December 2020
by Charles Forrester
The US government announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s defence acquisition organisation on 14 December under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) over the Turkish acquisition of Russian S-400 (SA-21 ‘Growler’) air-defence system.
Under the sanctions, Washington is targeting Turkey’s defence procurement organisation: the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB). Blocking sanctions and visa restrictions through the Department of the Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List were also announced against the SSB’s president: Ismail Demir. Senior SSB personnel including SSB vice-president Faruk Yigit, the head of the SSB’s air-defence and space department Serhat Gencoglu, and programme manager for the SSB’s regional air-defence systems directorate Mustafa Alper Deniz were also added to the SDN list. Through the SD
US sanctions Turkey over purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia ANI | Updated: Dec 15, 2020 02:09 IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia and urged Ankara to resolve the problem immediately in coordination with the US .
The US has imposed full blocking sanctions and visa restrictions on Ismail Demir, the president of SSB; Faruk Yigit, SSB s vice president; Serhat Gencoglu, SSB s Head of the Department of Air Defense and Space; and Mustafa Alper Deniz, Program Manager for SSB s Regional Air Defense Systems Directorate.
According to an official statement issued by the State Department, the US has imposed 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 signi
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Trump administration sanctions Turkey for Russian missile system
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) attend a joint news conference in Moscow on March 5. The Trump administration Monday sanctioned Turkey for its purchase of a Russian-made missile system. Photo by Michael Klimentyev/Sputnik-EPA-EFE
Dec. 14 (UPI) The Trump administration hit Turkey with a round of sanctions Monday for purchasing a Russian missile defense system in 2017.
President Donald Trump had initially stalled on hitting the NATO ally with sanctions, even though Turkey s purchase of the missile system violated U.S. sanctions law.
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The delay brought complaints from Republicans and Democrats and Congress had recently passed the annual defense policy bill that required Trump to enact the sanctions within 30 days.
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