Turkey digs in on Russian S-400s, spurns US ultimatums
US threatens Ankara that it will withdraw its support for F-35 aircraft if it goes ahead with the Russian offer
13 June 2019 - 18:40
Ankara — Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defence systems despite US warnings that it will lead to Ankara’s exclusion from the F-35 fighter jet programme, foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says.
In what has become the main source of tension between Ankara and Washington, the Nato allies have sparred publicly for months over Turkey’s purchase of the S-400s, which Washington has said could trigger US sanctions...
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