Turkey a NATO member buying Russian missile system - intolerable5 Apr 2021 23:55
The United States Department of State announced the US is imposing sanctions on Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), a government body managing the country's military technologies. The sanctions follow US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's call on Turkey to abandon the Russian S-400 missile system.t
According to the department's statement, the US is imposing sanctions on the SSB as a whole, as well as four individuals working for it, including its president Ismail Demir. Washington alleged the organization "has knowingly engaged in a significant transaction with a person that is part of, or operates for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation."
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