Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asserted that he won’t yield to US President Donald Trump’s demand to stop the purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system. The deal is too important to Ankara’s friendship with Moscow.
Despite the protestations of Washington, Turkey, a NATO member, took delivery of its first shipment of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system in July. After a meeting with Erdogan on Wednesday, Trump told reporters that Ankara’s “acquisition of the S-400 creates some very serious challenges for us,” yet no agreement was reached on limiting or cancelling the purchase.
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