Turkey’s Erdogan says no backtracking on S400 deal with Russia 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PressePresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Turkey would not withdraw from a deal made with Russia to buy an S400 missile defence system despite pressure from the United States. There is nothing like backtracking from that,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by the official Anadolu news agency. Ankara’s desire to buy the Russian S400 system has been a major source of contention between NATO allies Turkey and the United States, which has threatened sanctions. Kathryn Wheelbarger, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, said Ankara’s planned purchase of the S-400 would damage Turkey’s ability to work with the Western alliance, and force Washington to hit the country with sanctions.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 04, 2019 06:22 UTC