There is no risk of sanctions for the S-300 anti-missile system located in Crete, the US State Department clarified on Thursday. The statement comes as Turkey tries to create an issue against Greece within the NATO claiming an S-300 “locked” a Turkish F-16 fighter jet last month.
Responding to a related question from Hellas Journal website, a representative of the US Department of State explained that the presence of the system in Greece does not fall under the sanctions provided for by the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
“The acquisition of S-300s by Greece took place in the 1990s, decades before the adoption of the CAATSA law. Section 231 of the CAATSA Act imposes only significant transactions that occurred on or after August 2, 2017,” a State Department spokesperson said.
Source: KTG
