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U.S.: Egypt could face sanctions over Russia warplanes

By Associated Press
Published: November 18, 2019, 9:00am

DUBAI — A senior U.S. official is warning Egypt that if it purchases Russian fighter jets it risks American sanctions.

R. Clarke Cooper, the State Department’s assistant secretary in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, made the comment to journalists on the sidelines of the biennial Dubai Airshow.

Cooper said: “It puts them at risk of sanctions and it puts them at risk of loss of future acquisition.”

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