WASHINGTON: The US today said it is working with partner countries, including India, to help them identify and avoid engaging in potentially sanctionable activity under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
The state department asserted that it is fully committed to implementing CAATSA under which sanctions kick in against countries that purchase significant military equipment from Russia.
“We have discussed CAATSA with the Government of India, and the United States is working with our partners including India to help them identify and avoid engaging in potentially sanctionable activity,” a state department spokesperson said.
The spokesperson was responding to a question on a statement by US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis a day earlier in which he had sought waiver from sanctions under CAATSA for countries that are making a transition from their military dependence on Russia. (AGENCIES)
Follow our WhatsApp channel