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Intel: US senators renew call for Turkey sanctions over reports of S-400 test

Reports that Turkey continues to test the Russian-built air defense system have prompted renewed objections from lawmakers.

A rocket launches from a S-400 missile system at the Ashuluk military base in Southern Russia on September 22, 2020 during the "Caucasus-2020" military drills gathering China, Iran, Pakistan and Myanmar troops, along with ex-Soviet Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus. - Up to 250 tanks and around 450 infantry combat vehicles and armoured personnel carriers will take part in the September 21 to 26 land and naval exercises that will involve 80,000 people including support staff. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (
A rocket launches from a S-400 missile system at the Ashuluk military base in Southern Russia on Sept. 22, 2020, during the "Caucasus-2020" military drills gathering China, Iran, Pakistan and Myanmar troops, along with ex-Soviet Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus. — DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

Two US senators are renewing calls for the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Turkey following reports that Ankara used its Russian S-400 missile defense system to track US-built F-16s belonging to other NATO allies during an exercise over the eastern Mediterranean Sea in August.

In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week, Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and James Lankford (R-OK) requested further information on the reported incident and confirmation as to whether Turkey had integrated a NATO data link into the Russian-built air defense system.

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