President Trump placed sanctions on Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries, the Turkish military procurement agency, for “knowingly engaging in a significant transaction” to purchase Russian anti-aircraft missile systems, the State Department announced Monday.
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“The United States made clear to Turkey at the highest levels and on numerous occasions that its purchase of the S-400 system would endanger the security of U.S. military technology and personnel and provide substantial funds to Russia’s defense sector, as well as Russian access to the Turkish armed forces and defense industry,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced. “Turkey nevertheless decided to move ahead with the procurement and testing of the S-400, despite the availability of alternative, NATO-interoperable systems to meet its defense requirements.”
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