国际英语资讯:U.S. senators urge sanctions on Turkey over Russian S-400 missile system
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 2-- <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senators">Senators</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sanction">sanction</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="S">S</span>-400 <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="expired">expired</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>," <span word="senators">senators</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Van">Van</span> <span word="Hollen">Hollen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lindsey">Lindsey</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Countering">Countering</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Adversaries">Adversaries</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Sanctions">Sanctions</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mend">mend</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>, <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandoning">abandoning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="S">S</span>-400 <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>.</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Mevlut">Mevlut</span> <span word="Cavusoglu">Cavusoglu</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="install">install</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="S">S</span>-400 <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="S">S</span>-400 <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="deliveries">deliveries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="F">F</span>-35 <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span>, <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 500 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="F">F</span>-35 <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>.</p>
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