According to Solonnikov, the danger of these sanctions is that they can be followed by the EU - an important "market" for Turkey.
“In many ways, the United States is the main foreign policy opponent for Erdogan and his allies. Moreover, the Turkish economy is largely dependent on the United States, and trade between Turkey and the United States is quite significant. Although the main market for Turkey is the EU. In this situation, it is most likely that the direct sanctions of the USA against Turkey and the restrictions that they may impose are important, but that they will be extraterritorial sanctions, and most likely European countries will follow them. It will be the most difficult for Turkey, ”said the expert
The political scientist noted that the likelihood of a decision to impose sanctions is quite high.
“This is a joint document that is being prepared by both Democrats and Republicans ... There is a chance that both factions will support it - this is a very serious statement,” Solonnikov added.
Trump previously wrote on Twitter about working with Senator Lindsay Graham and other members of Congress to impose “powerful sanctions” on Turkey.