The countries with the two biggest armies in NATO are at loggerheads once again
THE COUNTRIES with the two biggest armies in NATO are at loggerheads once again. On July 17th the White House officially cancelled the sale of 100 F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey. The move came in response to Turkey’s purchase of a Russian air-and-missile defence system, known as the S-400. This comes with its own radar, command centre and missile launcher, which began arriving in Turkey on July 12th.
Having booted Turkey out of the F-35 programme, America appears poised to impose additional sanctions. Under a law, known as CAATSA, designed to punish major arms purchases from Russia and other American adversaries, the White House can choose from a menu of measures against Turkey. These range from visa restrictions and asset freezes, which would not do significant damage to the Turkish economy, to bans on transactions with American banks, which could have a catastrophic effect.
Russia, which successfully used the S-400 sale to deepen Turkey’s estrangement from its NATO allies, especially America, senses more opportunities down the road. A day after the F-35 announcement, Moscow’s leading defence contractor said it was ready to provide Turkey with Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets as a replacement. Were Turkey to take up the offer, another row with America and NATO would be inevitable; indeed the move could place Turkey’s membership of the alliance in jeopardy.
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