Reuters: U.S. to mount pressure on Turkey to halt Syria offensive, may increase sanctions: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will mount diplomatic pressure on Turkey and threaten Ankara with more sanctions to persuade it to reach a ceasefire and halt its military offensive in northeastern Syria, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.
A week after reversing U.S. policy and moving troops out of the way to allow Turkey to attack Washington’s Syrian Kurdish allies, President Donald Trump announced a package of sanctions to punish Ankara but Turkey ignored the penalties and pressed on with its assault on Tuesday.
Speaking at a briefing, the U.S. official said Turkey’s incursion has caused ‘a mess’ in what he said once was a relatively stable part of northern Syria and that Washington was ratcheting up the pressure for it to stop.
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WNU Editor: What diplomatic pressure? I do not see it. And as for the current sanctions. Apparently these "sanctions" will not have the impact that the White House is claiming .... Trump’s sanctions won’t bite a vulnerable Turkish economy (AP).
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