Sanctions
USA
US Warns Turkey of New Sanctions Over Russian Weapons
The US Department of State warned Turkey on Sunday that it risks new sanctions if it continues to buy Russian weapons.
“We continue to make clear to Turkey that any significant new Russian arms purchases would risk triggering CAATSA sanctions...
Europe
US Hits Turkey with Sanctions Over Russian S-400 Missile System
The US Department of State has imposed sanctions against Turkey and four officials in response to Ankara’s acquisition of the Russian S-400
Diplomacy
United States Sanctions Turkey Over S-400 Missile Purchase
The United States is finally sanctioning Turkey over the fellow NATO country's purchase of the S-400 missile system from Russia in 2019, according to a statement released by the US State Department on Monday afternoon.
In the document, Secretary of...
Diplomacy
Europe Shies Away from Tough Action Against Turkey
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday decided to impose a limited list of sanctions against Turkish individuals and companies associated with Ankara's illegal drillings in the eastern Mediterranean, but failed to agree on tough sanctions, as had...
Diplomacy
Greek PM Mitsotakis: EU’s Credibility at Stake on Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the credibility of the European Union is at stake, depending on how they choose to react to the ongoing provocations from Turkey, as he arrived at the December meeting of the European...
Diplomacy
Will EU Leaders Endorse Greece's Request to Impose Sanctions on Turkey?
European Union leaders are set to make a final decision on whether to impose sanctions on Turkey over Ankara's provocations against Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean during a summit on December 10.
Greece has put all possible diplomatic...
Diplomacy
US Defense Bill Orders Sanctions on Turkey Over Russian S-400s
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees reached consensus on the annual defense policy bill unveiled Thursday which, among other things, gives a mandate to the U.S. President to sanction Turkey for its acquisition of the Russian S-400 air...
Diplomacy
Athens Pushes for Sanctions on Turkey at EU Summit
Greece has put all possible diplomatic gears in motion in pushing for sanctions on Turkey at the upcoming European Union Summit on December 10, counting on the support of France.
Although Ankara has ceased all its provocative acts against Greece by...
Diplomacy
Greece Slams Germany for Not Agreeing to Tough Sanctions Against Turkey
Germany is not standing up to its leadership role in the European Union when it rejects Athens' call for an arms embargo to be imposed on Turkey, Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview with Politico...
Diplomacy
US Senators Call for Sanctions on Turkey After Russian S-400 Test
The top majority and minority leaders of the US Senate's Foreign Relations Committee have called on the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Turkey following the country's testing Friday of its Russian-built S-400 air defense system.
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Committee Chairman Jim Risch...