Follow RT on Turkey won t abandon the S-400 missile systems it ordered from Russia despite the threat of US sanctions, but is eager to resolve the divisive issue through talks with its NATO ally, the Turkish presidential spokesman has said.
“Turkey won’t give up on the Russian S-400 systems,” Ibrahim Kalin told the local TRT Haber broadcaster on Thursday.
“The S-400 decision wasn’t made overnight,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan s representative noted, adding that Ankara already touched on the issue in a phone call with Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan last week. Kalin said that more discussions will take place in the coming days.
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US Maintains Firm Stance On Turkey s Purchase Of S-400 Russian Missile System
US President Joe Biden’s administration is maintaining tough stance against Turkey over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defence system.
US President Joe Biden’s administration is maintaining tough stance against Turkey over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defence system. The United States has maintained its tough position since previous Donald Trump’s administration. Turkey had bought the S-400 system from Russia back in 2019 after failing to agree terms with the US on the purchase of US Patriots, the air-defence system of choice for most NATO member states.
Flashpoints in U.S.-Turkey Relations in 2021 Getty/AFP/Bakr Alkasem
Turkish soldiers patrol the northern Syrian Kurdish town of Tel Abyad, on the border between Syria and Turkey, on October 23, 2019.
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Introduction and summary
Relations between Turkey and its Western allies in the United States and Europe have been on a steady downward trajectory for some eight years. While Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan established a measure of rapport, their highly personalized dealings only papered over the structural differences undermining the relationship. With President Joe Biden unlikely to continue Trump’s laissez-faire approach, several of these simmering disagreements could bubble over in 2021 and lead to a deeper rupture in relations. Beyond the change of tone and approach from a new U.S. administration, several key strategic and energy decisions could determine Turkey’s direction for years to come.
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