WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department said on Monday it hoped it would be possible to find a resolution on Turkey’s decision by NATO ally to buy the S-400 air defense system in Russia. which led the United States to impose sanctions on Turkey.
“This decision left us with no alternative,” Christopher Ford, deputy secretary of state for international security and non-proliferation, told reporters in a conference call. “We hope the Turkish government is willing to commit to us to try to find a solution.”
Reports by Humeyra Pamuk and Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Chris Reese