US threat no deterrent to Turkey
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Turkey yesterday dismissed US threats of sanctions if it went ahead with a Russian missile purchase, saying it would not renege on a pledge to Moscow.
Washington has warned its NATO ally for months that Ankara鈥檚 adoption of Russian S-400 missile technology alongside US F-35 fighters would pose a threat to the jets and endanger Western defence.
The US has said it will halt a joint F-35 program with Turkey if it acquires the Russian missile defence system. A US law furthermore provides for sanctions on any country concluding arms deals with Russian companies.
鈥淭he US threats of sanctions shows that they don鈥檛 know Turkey,鈥 Turkey鈥檚 Vice President Fuat Oktay said. 鈥淭he decision on the S-400 has been taken. Once a pact has been signed, one鈥檚 word given, Turkey respects it.鈥
Ankara said the first deliveries of the S-400 are scheduled for June or July.
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