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Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Joe Biden holds his first meeting as U.S. president with Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, ending a five-month wait for the Turkish leader which underlines the cooler relations between Ankara and Washington since Biden took office in January.
The two leaders must navigate an array of disputes, most of which pre-date Biden s taking office in January and which have strained relations between the two allies for years. read more
Joe Biden holds his first meeting as U.S. president with Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, ending a five-month wait for the Turkish leader which underlines the cooler relations between Ankara and Washington since Biden took office in January.
The two leaders must navigate an array of disputes, most of which pre-date Biden s taking office in January and which have strained relations between the two allies for years.
By Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey over Ankara’s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defense systems, a step likely to worsen relations between the two NATO allies that are already strained by a range of disputes.
Differences include policy in Syria where both countries have troops, a U.S. court case against a Turkish bank for breaching Iran sanctions, and Turkey’s demand that the United States extradite a cleric it blames for a 2016 coup attempt.
MISSILE DEFENCE
Turkey’s acquisition and testing of the Russian S-400 ground-to-air defence missiles made Ankara liable to sanctions under U.S. legislation known as Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
FACTBOX-Rifts that divide NATO allies Turkey and United States Reuters 12/11/2020
ISTANBUL, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems, a step likely to worsen relations between the two NATO allies that are already strained by a range of disputes.
Differences include policy in Syria where both countries have troops, a U.S. court case against a Turkish bank for breaching Iran sanctions, and Turkey s demand that the United States extradite a cleric it blames for a 2016 coup attempt.
MISSILE DEFENCE
Turkey s acquisition and testing of the Russian S-400 ground-to-air defence missiles made Ankara liable to sanctions under U.S. legislation known as Countering America s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).