Türkiye will respond if sanctioned by the US over the S-400
(Baonghean.vn) - Ankara will retaliate if Washington imposes sanctions against Türkiye for purchasing the Russian S-400 air defense missile system. This is the statement of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
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| Türkiye will respond if the US imposes sanctions over the S-400. Photo: Getty |
“One country has no right to dictate how another country should act. The United States should stop its behavior, which is worrying everyone. How far will it go? If the United States takes steps against us, we will be forced to do the same. Obviously, no one will stay silent and watch the Americans manipulate,” Çavuşoğlu said in an interview with NTV.
Ankara has previously stressed that it will not refuse to buy the S-400, and the first batch of this missile system should be delivered to Türkiye in July. The US claims that the S-400 is incompatible with NATO standards, threatening to sanction Ankara if it goes ahead with the purchase and repeatedly asserting that the US side can delay or cancel the process of selling the latest F-35 aircraft to Türkiye.
As previously reported by Foreign Policy magazine, citing a letter dated June 6 that acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan sent to Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, he said that Turkish pilots learning to fly the F-35 must leave the US by July 31, and Washington will not accept new pilot training.