US will not sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey
United States has announced that the US would not sell the F-35 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara purchased the S-400 missile defence system from sanctions-hit Russia.
The decision by the US Administration is against a major NATO ally
India has also signed up with Russia to buy the S-400 missile defence system against the advice of the US.
India inked an agreement with Russia in October last year to procure a batch of the S-400 missile systems at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore.
Under current US laws, any country purchasing a major defence equipment from Russia could be subjected to American sanctions.
However, US Congress has made amendments in the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) for a Presidential waiver.
Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) received the first batch of the Russian missile defence system last Friday despite repeated warnings from the US against the purchase.
United States has announced that the US would not sell the F-35 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara purchased the S-400 missile defence system from sanctions-hit Russia.
The decision by the US Administration is against a major NATO ally
India has also signed up with Russia to buy the S-400 missile defence system against the advice of the US.
India inked an agreement with Russia in October last year to procure a batch of the S-400 missile systems at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore.
Under current US laws, any country purchasing a major defence equipment from Russia could be subjected to American sanctions.
However, US Congress has made amendments in the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) for a Presidential waiver.
Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) received the first batch of the Russian missile defence system last Friday despite repeated warnings from the US against the purchase.
