Last month, the US sanctioned Turkey over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defence systems, a move that was harshly criticised by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey will not ask the US for permission to receive new S-400 systems from Russia, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
He added that Ankara plans to discuss the delivery of the second batch of S-400s with Moscow in late January.
Erdogan also said that after Joe Biden assumes office, all discussions concerning S-400s will be continued with the new US presidential administration.
In 2019, Turkey received the first shipment of S-400s from Russia, which hit Turkish-US relations hard. Washington demanded that Ankara abandon its plans and buy US Patriot systems instead, saying it would delay or even cancel deliveries of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey and impose sanctions in line with the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). Washington claims that S-400s are incompatible with NATO standards and pose security risks. Both Ankara and Moscow have dismissed the allegations and continued negotiations on an additional batch of the air-defence systems.
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