Posted on 12/06/2020 4:01:36 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
Turkey’s lira briefly slipped on Friday after U.S. lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defense spending bill that moves Washington a step closer to punishing its NATO ally for buying Russian S-400 missile defenses last year.
The final version of the $740 billion annual U.S. defense spending legislation would oblige the White House to select from a list of sanctions over the S-400s, which Washington says are incompatible with NATO operations.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who is set to step down next month, has said he will veto the bill over separate provisions. But he may need some support in Congress and it would be the first such veto in nearly 60 years.
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“U.S. President Donald Trump, who is set to step down next month...”
Just had to throw that phrase in there, RotoReuters, didn’t you? We’ll see about the stepping down.
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