US guarantees to not sanction Indonesia for buying Sukhoi

In the future, Indonesia will buy several defense system equipment from the US.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- US Defense Secretary James Norman Mattis has made assurance that Indonesia will not be sanctioned with an embargo. He made the comment to respond Indonesia's procurement of weapons system equipment from Russia, including Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters.

Mattis will continue to convince the US Congress to allow several US strategic partners to buy weapons from Russia without any sanction following the implementation of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) starting last year. That was one of the points presented at a meeting with Indonesian Minister of Defense Ryamizard Ryacudu in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.

In an official statement received by Antara, Indonesia, India, and Vietnam will not be affected by CAATSA. CAATSA has been legitimized to punish Russia for its intervention in the US election and its involvement in Ukraine.

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