July 19, 2019 6:48 AM

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No decision yet on Turkey sanctions over S-400 purchase

<span style="color: #222222;">United States President Donald Trump said yesterday that his administration has not ruled out imposing sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defence system.<br />''<br />''The remarks came a day after Trump Administration said that USA would not sell the F-35 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara purchased the S-400 from sanctions-hit Russia.<br />''<br />''Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization received the first batch of the Russian missile defence system last Friday despite repeated warnings from Washington against the purchase.<br />''<br />''The US has imposed a series of sanctions on Russian individuals, companies and government agencies over Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine. Under current US laws, any country purchasing a major defence equipment from Russia could be subject to American sanctions.</span><br />

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