State of the art S-400 air defense systems which Ankara bought from Moscow – despite opposition from the US – will operate outside of NATO’s command and control infrastructure, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has confirmed.
In an emailed response to Bloomberg ahead of Thursday’s virtual meeting of NATO defense ministers, Akar again underlined Turkey’s commitment to put the Russian systems into service. Last week, the US State Department warned that activation of S-400s could potentially lead to “serious consequences” for the “security relationship” between Washington and Ankara.
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