Turkey accuses EU of rewarding aggressor in Libya

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has accused the European Union of “rewarding the aggressor” after the 27-nation bloc slapped sanctions on three transport companies for violating the U.N. arms embargo on Libya, including the Turkish shipping firm which operates a vessel that was at the center of a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea between Turkey and France. A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement on Tuesday dismissed the decision as “of no value.” It insisted the shi