Washington says the S-400s pose a threat to its F-35 fighter jets and to NATO's broader defence systems. Turkey says it was unable to procure air defence systems from any NATO ally on satisfactory terms. "In the future, nobody will be able to interfere in terms of what kind of defence systems we acquire, from which country at what level," Erdogan said in an interview that aired on CBS News' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. Erdogan also said that US President Joe Biden never raised the issue of Turkey's human rights track record, seen as extremely troublesome by international rights advocacy groups, confirming Reuters reporting from earlier in September. Turkey is among the top jailers of journalists, according to figures from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), while Human Rights Watch says Erdogan's authoritarian rule has been consolidated by the passage of legislation that contravenes international human rights obligations.

Source: bd News24 September 26, 2021 22:30 UTC