Turkey continues to purchase Russian missile defense system
(VOVWORLD) - Turkey will not back down in buying Russian S-400 missile defense system despite the US threats of sanctions, President’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Friday.
 S-400 components arrive in Turkey, July 12, 2019 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) |
He added that Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to visit Turkey in the first week of 2020.
Turkey signed a 2.5 million USD contract to buy the Russian S-400 missile defense. The first patch was handed to Turkey in July. President Recep Erdogan said Ankara will deploy the system next Spring. Turkey is considering to buy Russian Su-35 and Su-57 jet fighters to replace the US’s F-35.