Russian S-400 Missile System

Erdogan said the sanctions were a “hostile attack” against Turkey’s defence industry, and were bound to fail. The United States says the S-400s pose a threat to its F-35 fighter jets.

As recently as  21 November a senior State Department official told reporters Turkey needed to “get rid of” the system. Those comments came after President Tayyip Erdogan met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

The activity of the Turkish marine seismographic survey ship “Barbaros” in Cyprus' EEZ shows that Ankara will yet again use provocations to achieve its goals.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has refused to back down from Ankara’s planned purchase of a Russian S-400 missile defense system that the United States has said would compromise the security of F-35 aircraft.