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Dispute between the two countries has been ongoing since Ankara purchased system last year
S-400 missile defence system unloaded from Russian cargo plane at Murted military airbase northwest of Ankara in 2019 (AFP/File photo) By Published date: 14 December 2020 18:19 UTC | Last update: 4 months ago
The US Treasury Department has levied sanctions against an agency within Turkey s Ministry of National Defence and its president over the country s acquisition and activation of a Russian-made missile defence system.
The Treasury on Monday said the long-awaited sanctions targeted Turkey s Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), as well as its head, Ismail Demir, and three employees.
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(Reuters) - The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchasing Russian defence systems, targeting Turkey’s top defence procurement and development body Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), its chairman Ismail Demir and three other employees.
Here is some background on the SSB:
- As Turkey’s top body for defence project development and industrial participation, the SSB was responsible for more than 600 projects ranging from jet engine development to ammunition production as of end-2018.
- It is tasked with reducing foreign dependency on hard-to-procure critical products and technologies, increasing national industrial capabilities and expanding defence exports.
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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