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U.S. Plans to Sanction Turkey for Russian S-400 Missiles

Trump has signed off on measures recommended by Pompeo
President had resisted bipartisan demands to punish Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg

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Jennifer Jacobs and

December 10, 2020, 10:45 PM UTCUpdated onDecember 11, 2020, 11:46 AM UTC

The U.S. plans to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of S-400 missiles after years of drama that began with the NATO ally’s decision to buy the air-defense system from Russia in 2017.

President Donald Trump has signed off on a package of measures recommended by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, according to two people familiar with the matter. The people didn’t say what the sanctions would include.