April 19, 2019
Why Turkey’s reliance on Trump for S-400 sanctions waiver appears misguided
Source: Al-Monitor
Journalist: Jack Detsch
Turkish officials appealed directly to President Donald Trump this week to waive potential US sanctions if Turkey takes delivery of the Russian S-400 air defense system.
But any possible exemption would face significant obstacles in Congress even if Trump got on board.
The sanctions risk comes from a 2017 law, the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), targeting the Russian military and defense industry and its customers. Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told reporters in Washington on Tuesday that Ankara “will expect President Trump to use his power for a waiver on that issue.”
Read the full article and more in Al-Monitor.
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Neil Bhatiya
Former Adjunct Fellow, Energy, Economics, and Security Program
Neil Bhatiya is a former Adjunct Fellow with the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security....
