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U.S. Says It Will Sanction NATO Ally Turkey for Russian Defense System
- Acquisition will change relationship qualitatively: official
- U.S. Senate has called for a freeze of arms sales to Turkey
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The U.S. will take the unprecedented step of imposing sanctions on a NATO ally when Turkey receives a Russian missile defense system, according to a State Department official testifying before Congress.
The delivery of the S-400s will impair military cooperation between the U.S. and Turkey and will damage relations between the countries more generally, Wess Mitchell, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, said Tuesday in testimony to the Senate.