21 July 2019 - 00:09

Pompeo voices disappointment over Turkey purchase of Russian S-400

<p style="text-align: left;">US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Turkey&rsquo;s Foreign Minister on Saturday (July 20) and expressed disappointment over the country&rsquo;s acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile system, the US State Department said in a statement.

Washington had opposed Turkey’s purchase of the Russian missile defense system and threatened to impose sanctions. Since then, President Donald Trump has been unclear over whether his administration was planning such an action, according to Reuters.

Several Republican and Democratic US lawmakers on Thursday pressed Trump to impose sanctions on Turkey over the purchase.

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