Even after S-400 sanctions, U.S. hopes for resolution with Turkey

[December 15, 2020]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Monday it hoped it will be possible to find a resolution to NATO ally Turkey's decision to buy the S-400 air defense system from Russia, which led the United States to impose sanctions on Turkey.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Christopher Ford testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations hearing on "The Future of U.S. Policy Toward Russia," on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

"This decision left us no alternative," Christopher Ford, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation told reporters on a conference call. "We hope that the Turkish government will be willing to engage with us in trying to find a resolution to this."

(Reporting By Humeyra Pamuk and Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Chris Reese)

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