Pompeo: Egypt will face sanctions if it buys the Su-35

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senator Jerry Moran that Egypt will face sanctions if it purchase the Su-35 from Russia.

Sukhoi Su-35S in 2009
Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons


Pompeo says the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions (CAATSA) statue would require sanctions on Egypt if the fighters were to be purchased.

He added that Egypt has given the assurance that they understand the situation.

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