US is trying to break Russia's contract to supply S-400 to Türkiye

S-400 system. Photo: Getty

A well-known Russian military observer, editor-in-chief of the National Defense Magazine, expert Igor Korotchenko commented: "This is a systematic plan of Washington: to prevent Russia from implementing the contract to supply S-400 to Türkiye as a NATO member state. Otherwise, this will be a heavy blow to the US strategic plan to influence NATO members….

In this connection, it is necessary to consider Washington's promise to provide Turkey with a large shipment of F-35 fighter jets, as well as recently leaked information that if Türkiye refuses to buy the Russian S-400, Washington is ready to hand over to Ankara the cleric Fethullah Gulen, President Erdogan's worst enemy, who is a political refugee in the United States.

In addition, Mr. Korotchenko emphasized that inside the Patriot complex that the US exports to Türkiye can be pre-installed programs, so that in case of conflict with Türkiye, the US can activate them.

Expert Korotchenko added: "If relations between the US and Türkiye deteriorate, Washington can use radio signals to activate these devices, disabling Türkiye's entire air defense system based on the Patriot system. This is a 'Trojan horse', so President Erdogan and his generals must be aware of the risks of purchasing these complexes from the US"./.