There are ‘no Patriots’ US could give Turkey, Erdogan says as its S-400s get prepped for deployment

The US is unlikely to provide any Patriot missiles

The US is unlikely to provide any Patriot missiles for its NATO ally, the Turkish President has acknowledged, less than a week after media reports suggested Ankara make another request for the air defense systems.

“As for the Patriot issue, let me say very clearly: currently there are no Patriots that America will give us,” Erdogan told reporters on his return from Azerbaijan. “We made our offer … but at the moment, they have no such thing in their hands,” he admitted.

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