Washington. January 28. INTERFAX - The US administration has not yet determined whether India faces sanctions under the CAATSA law for the purchase of Russian S-400 systems, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Thursday.
"As for CAATSA, as I said, a decision on this transaction has not yet been made," he said at a briefing, adding that the United States is in contact with Delhi on this topic, "given the risk of sanctions."
Price recalled the US position that the countries of the world, in order to avoid American restrictive measures, should "avoid concluding major new agreements on the supply of Russian weapons systems."
Earlier in January, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported, citing sources, that the first regimental set of the S-400 Triumph air defense system in India will be put into operation in April, and the remaining four - until 2023.
"India has begun work on the deployment of the advanced S-400 Triumph missile defense system, the first set will be put into operation in April," the publication emphasized, citing informed sources.
The newspaper noted that "it is expected that all five regimental sets of S-400 will be operational by 2023." The newspaper writes that they are planned to be used for protection in case of an attack from China.