The Donald Trump administration is wavering on its previously stated red line to implement legally mandated sanctions on Turkey after Ankara tested a Russian missile defense system.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had previously warned Turkey that activating the S-400 missile system and making it “operational” would result in US sanctions. But after Ankara activated the system’s powerful radar system for tests this week, Pompeo appeared to move the goalposts further back amid Trump’s reluctance to sanction the NATO ally.