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Last Updated On: Feb 18 2021 10:08 Gmt+3 Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has suggested that Turkey and the U.S. could resolve their differences over his country’s procurement of Russian S-400 air defence missile systems by replicating what he called the “Crete model.” He was directly referring to Greece’s possession of older Russian S-300 missiles that have been based on Crete for years now. “We’ve seen this before, whatever the model used for the S-300 on Crete, we’re open to negotiating,” Akar was quoted as saying.  Cyprus originally ordered those S-300s in the late ...

“I do believe we remain in a period of heightened risk," he said. "We’re not looking to escalate ourselves. We’re not looking for war with Iran. I really want to emphasise that." Gen McKenzie said the US did not “seek conflict, but no one should underestimate our ability to defend our forces or to act decisively in response to any attack”. Last week, US President Donald Trump warned Iran against any attacks that would cost American lives. "If one American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible. Think it over,” Mr Trump wrote on Twitter. The US Central Command said the two bombers...

Kristina Jovanovski Economists say sanctions will badly damage Turkey’s economy amid high inflation and unemployment Turkey on Monday condemned US sanctions over its purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft weapon systems as a “grave mistake” and threatened to retaliate over a move it said would harm ties between the NATO allies. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the sanctions were illegitimate and showed arrogance toward international law. The US announced the long-awaited sanctions on Monday but analysts say the move is meant as a warning for Ankara, which will ultimately co...