Trump links Türkiye sanctions relief to ending Russian oil purchases

Türkiye was hit with two categories of sanctions after the S-400 purchase. U.S. officials communicated to Türkiye that lifting sanctions imposed by Congress under the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, would be more difficult than lifting the other penalties placed under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, or also known as CAATSA. Multiple sources familiar with U.S.-Türkiye discussions said Trump privately linked Türkiye's Russian oil imports to the sanctions imposed in 2020 after Ankara's purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system (Read more at Turkiye Today).