Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defense...
ANKARA - Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems despite U.S. warnings that it will lead to Ankara’s exclusion from the F-35 fighter jet program, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan last week sent his Turkish counterpart a letter warning that Ankara would be pulled out of the F-35 jet program unless it changes course from its plans to install the defenses. The S-400s are not compatible with NATO’s defense systems and Washington says they would compromise its F-35s, which Turkey also plans to buy. Turkey has proposed that the allies form a working group to asses the impact of the S-400s, but has yet to receive a response from the United States.
Erdogan also said that Ankara would challenge its potential removal from the F-35 program on every platform and hold those who exclude Turkey accountable. Kalin also said a meeting between Erdogan and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was being planned at the G20 summit in Japan, where Erdogan is also expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on Ankara under its Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act , the possibility of which has spooked investors and caused a selloff in the lira this year.While Turkey has dismissed the U.S.
Kalin on Thursday reiterated that Shanahan’s letter to Akar was not in spirit of the alliance between the NATO allies, and added that he had discussed the issue with Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton.
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