Türkiye will respond if sanctioned by the US over 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 retaliate 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 acting in a way that 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 these missile systems should arrive in Türkiye in July. The US has said that the S-400 is not compatible with NATO standards, threatened Ankara with sanctions if it goes ahead with the purchase, and has repeatedly said that the US could delay or cancel the sale of the latest F-35 aircraft to Türkiye.
As previously reported by Foreign Policy magazine, citing a June 6 letter from acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan to Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Turkish pilots learning to fly the F-35 must leave the United States by July 31, and Washington will not accept new pilots for training.