US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the country would like the S-400s obtained by Turkey “not to become operational'
"There could be more sanctions to follow, but frankly, what we’d really like is the S-400 not to become operational," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Bloomberg in an interview.
"There could be more sanctions to follow, but frankly, what we’d really like is the S-400 not to become operational," Pompeo told Bloomberg in an interview. "It’s what we’ve been talking to the Turks about for months and months. We’ve told them that it’s simply incompatible with the F-35.” The Trump administration has maintained that the S-400 could expose the advanced fighter to possible Russian subterfuge and is incompatible with NATO systems.
Pompeo called on Ankara to reconsider its decision, saying "We’re all working – everyone’s working together to do our best".On Twitter, a Republican Senator Lindsey Graham
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