The U.S. launched its "allies" on
.com news. On the 14th local time, the U.S. government officially announced sanctions on Turkey because of Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 air defense missiles. As an ally of the United States and an important partner of NATO, Turkey has even spent huge sums of money to purchase Russian air defense weapons. Where does this put the United States’ face?
US Secretary of State Pompeo said in a statement that day that the US will impose sanctions on Turkey’s National Defense Industry Bureau (SSB), which is responsible for purchasing the S-400 system. Specific measures include: prohibiting the sale of American products to Turkey, sanctioning SSB Director Ismail Demir, freezing his property and restricting his visa, and other relevant officials are also included. The
statement stated that the sanctions show that the United States will never allow NATO allies to conduct large-scale arms sales transactions with Russia.
Previously, the United States had already kicked Turkey out of the F-35 fighter project, and even the Turkish pilots who went to study in the United States were driven back to Turkey. Today, the scope of sanctions has expanded to not only target all US weapons, but also include Turkish officials.
In this regard, the US Secretary of State explained that, despite repeated warnings from the US, Turkey is still willing to buy and test the Russian-made S-400. Now the US sanctions the Turkish SSB, indicating that the US will fully implement the "Counter-U.S. Enemy Act with Sanctions". The US will never Tolerate this situation. The implication of
is that the United States has given Turkey many opportunities, but Turkey does not cherish it, and the United States has been tolerant of Turkey enough, and now it can’t bear it anymore. As a result, Turkey has become the first NATO ally of the United States.
Turkey could not bear it.
Turkey was naturally very angry, and immediately condemned and rejected the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on it, believing that the U.S. move would damage the relations between the two countries and threatened the U.S. to adopt reciprocal sanctions. You know, it is not only Turkey that bought the S-400 among the US allies. Greece has it. India is also buying it with fanfare. Why not sanction others and impose sanctions on Turkey?
This is a typical "double standard"! Turkey was so angry that it hit the United States on the opposite side of the gong. We don’t know what Turkey will do next, but what is certain is that NATO today is no longer the NATO of the year, and the rift has deepened again.
A few years ago, the Turkish coup, Erdogan was almost ousted from power, the key It was Putin who revealed the news to Erdogan at all times, so that he was spared. What makes Erdogan even more angry is that there seems to be a CIA technique in it. As a result, the relationship between the two countries has deteriorated sharply.
is Putin who is giving charity in the snow on the one hand, and the United States with ghosts on the other. You know how to choose when you think about it, so Erdogan decided not to stop the American patriots and buy the Russian S-400. The Americans naturally strongly opposed it and issued an ultimatum to Turkey many times. Russia and NATO must choose one. But in the end, Erdogan fell into Putin's arms without hesitation, and tested the S-400 as scheduled, and the US warning became a joke.
Why does Trump act suddenly?
Originally, Turkey and the U.S. were separated, reunited and entangled. In the past few years, the two sides have had conflicts, but before the time when the U.S. took the real gun, the two sides reconciled. Why is Trump suddenly changing his face now and attacking Turkey?
First of all, the United States Congress recently passed a national defense bill. In addition to the budget, there is an important clause that imposes sanctions on Turkey. Instead of waiting for the notification from the United States Congress, Trump might as well take the initiative; secondly, distance Trang There is only more than one month left for General to step down, and sanctions on Turkey are enough to make Biden and a headache after taking office.
At this time, it's time for the ultimatum to Turkey, so I'm sorry, I can only start with Turkey. What about Turkey?
After the U.S. announced sanctions on Turkey last year, Erdogan turned around and called Putin, saying that if the U.S. does not speak of loyalty, Turkey will find a new ally; Turkey is still a NATO ally, If Turkey falls to Russia, the Middle East pattern will undergo major changes. By then, NATO and the United States will not cry.
Generally speaking, Turkey is not without chips, and Erdogan has seen through the concerns of the United States before daring to resist the pressure. There is a saying that there are no eternal friends between countries, only eternal interests. The time has come to test Erdogan.
