ArmInfo.President Joe Biden has extended U.S. sanctions against Turkey for a year. The document was signed in 2019 by Donald Trump due to the Turkish military operation in Syria.
"The situation in and around Syria, in particular the actions of the Turkish authorities to conduct a military offensive in northeastern Syria, undermines the campaign to defeat ISIS, as well as endanger civilians and threaten to undermine peace, security and stability in the region," Biden's statement reads, the White House reports.
The reason for the introduction of sanctions in 2019 was the military invasion of the Turkish army into Syria and the operation against the Kurdish militia. Then Ankara conducted a "Source of Peace" military operation in the provinces of Haseke and Raqqa, creating a 30-kilometer security zone along the Turkish border. The Kurds living in this region withdrew their troops from there, but from time to time they make attacks against Turkish troops and the formations of the Syrian opposition.
The sanctions included the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Energy of Turkey, Minister of Defense, former Commander of the General Staff of Turkey Hulusi Akar, Minister of Energy Fatih Donmez and the deputy chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party Suleiman Soylu.