US ambassador briefs Dendias on sanctions against Turkey

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt briefed Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Tuesday on Washington's decision to impose sanctions on Turkey over Ankara's purchase of a Russian missile defense system.

In light of Monday's decision for the sanctions, which were imposed under the provisions of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), the pair also discussed regional issues and developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The sanctions, which also target the Directorate of Defense Industries (SSB), an organization under the direct supervision of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, could deal a significant blow to Turkey's domestic defense industry, and impact its pride and joy, the Bayraktar UAVs.

These were also hit about two months ago when Canada decided to ban the export of critical weapons systems to Turkey, resulting in the...