Senators Urge US to Sanction Turkey Amid Reports Ankara Activated S-400 to Detect F-16s

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Two US Senators on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Ankara over reports that Turkey has activated its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to detect F-16 fighter jets flown by NATO.

“We write concerning public reports that Turkey has activated the radars of its Russian-made S400 anti-aircraft system, in order to detect US-made F-16 fighter jets returning from the Eunomia exercise conducted by France, Italy, Greece and Cyprus in late August in response to Turkey’s unwarranted aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean… Given this information, we again urge you to impose sanctions on Turkey as required by law,” Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen and Republican Senator James Lankford said in a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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