"Sanctions Not Discussed": US On India's Plan To Buy Russian Missile

"India hasn't acquired the S-400 Russian missile system yet, so the issue of sanctions were not discussed," US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin said

There has been no discussion on possible American sanctions over India's plan to buy long-range S-400 anti-aircraft missiles from Russia, visiting US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin told reporters today. "India hasn't acquired the S-400 Russian missile system yet, so the issue of sanctions were not discussed," Mr Austin said. India's plan to buy the S-400 missiles was a thorny issue expected to come up during the US Secretary of Defence's visit. The purchase of the Russian air defence systems could attract sanctions under US law. Washington has imposed sanctions on Turkey for buying that equipment.