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Defense bill makes sanctions on Turkey for its Russian S-400s mandatory

Congress is ready to pass this year’s National Defense Authorization Act - the annual defense policy bill - with provisions that mandate the President of the United States to sanction Turkey for its acquisition of Russian S-400s within 30 days of passage of the bill. The legislation could get floor votes in the House and Senate as soon as next week. Alan Makovsky joins us to break down what this latest move by Congress means for US-Turkish relations.

Alan Makovsky is a senior fellow for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress, and has worked on Turkey and the Middle East in several capacities, including as a senior staff member on the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives and at the State Department.

You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here: 

Sanctioning Turkey over the S-400 would be mandatory in new defense bill

U.S. Lawmakers Target Russia and Turkey in Annual Defense Policy Bill

Greek FM: Turkey's moves to ease tensions 'unconvincing'

Dendias: Turkey’s decision to de-escalate not convincing

Post-Brexit trade talks paused amid 'significant divergences'

Brexit: Johnson and Von der Leyen to take over with direct talks

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