4 hours agoUS promises Turkey after testing Russian air defence system
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The United States has warned NATO ally Turkey of “serious consequences” after the Turkish military tested a S-400 missile defence system produced by Russia. U.S. Department of Defense. “denses in the strongest possible terms Turkey's test of October 16th of the S-400 “air defence system, [the] spokesman said.
U.S. Department of Defense. “appears in the strongest possible terms Turkey's test of October 16th of the S-400 “air defence system, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement on October 23rd.
“We oppose testing this system by Turkey, which risks serious consequences for our security relations “, Hoffman said.
Separately, the State Department called Turkey's test unacceptable and a “clear step in the wrong direction”.
In Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan confirmed that tests had been carried out and that they would continue.
“We will not ask permission from America,” told Erdogan reporters.
The two NATO allies have long been at odds over the S-400 air defence system, and Washington suspended Turkey from its F-35 fighter aircraft programme last year following the purchase of the missile defence system.
