The US risks alienating its allies if it imposes economic sanctions on countries for buying Russia's long-range S-400 missiles
On July 12, doubts over Turkey’s intention to buy Russian surface-to-air missiles were settled. As the images of trucks carrying S-400 launchpads disembarking from huge cargo planes were shown on television channels and the internet, it became obvious that Turkey has taken the inevitable step despite threats of sanctions from the US.
The S-300s, an earlier version of S-400 missile system, are already deployed in 14 countries including Algeria, Greece, Bulgaria, Belarus, Egypt, Syria and Vietnam. Some of them might want upgrades. “Some countries in the Gulf have expressed interest in the S-400s. But this has to be weighed against the American pressure,” says Omar Lamrani, a senior military analyst at Stratfor.
“The reality is that countries are hesitant to allow another country to dictate what kind of armament they buy.” “But just because CAATSA says that the US will impose sanctions if you buy from Russia does not necessarily mean it will follow through on those threats” he added. “Based on all the time and money that Russia has invested in the past so many years, this will be very good.”
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