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US warns Turkey of serious consequences if Ankara goes ahead with purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia
During a press conference on Friday, the Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Charles Summers announced that Turkey’s military relationship with the United States would face serious consequences if Ankara receives the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems.
"If Turkey takes the S-400s there will be grave consequences in terms of our military relations with them," he said.
Summers explained that the purchase of the S-400 missiles systems from Russia would …
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Turkey and Russia to start joint patrols in Syria
The Turkish Minister of National Defense, Hulusi Akar stated that Russian and Turkish military will begin joint patrols in the Syrian province of Idlib, Anadolu news agency reports . As the minister noted, the cooperation of the two countries in this area will ensure the preservation of the cease-fire in northwest Syria.
“Russia will implement it along the borders of Idlib, and the Turkish armed forces in the regions in which weapons were seized from the terrorists,” he said.
Earlier, it was …
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Turkey considers purchasing Russian S-500 missile systems
The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey might buy the S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia, in addition to S-400 systems, a deal which has already been approved.
Kanal 24 reports that Erdogan stressed that the contract for the S-400 systems is “a done deal,” and Ankara, in any case, will not refuse it. He also demanded that the US “stop trying to put pressure on Turkey through trade restrictions.” According to him, Turkey is ready to answer in kind. …
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Turkey delivers Bayraktar combat drones to Ukraine
On Wednesday, at the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced the delivery of a batch of Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine from Turkey.
"Now, exercises with the new, powerful Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle will be carried out, the supplies of which I managed to agree with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. I can even say that these drones are already in the territory of Ukraine,” he said.
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Ukraine and Turkey hold joint naval exercises in the Black Sea
The crew of the small armored artillery boat Vyshhorod of the Ukrainian Navy carried out PASSEX type joint exercises with TCG Barbaros frigate and TCG Marti assault boat of the Turkish Navy in the Black Sea, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
“During the current exercises, almost simultaneously, 67 Turkish military units will visit forty foreign ports in the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. A frigate and assault boat will visit the port of Batumi, in …
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Ankara: negotiations on free trade agreement with Ukraine reached the final stage
The free trade area (FTA) negotiations between Ukraine and Turkey have reached the final stage. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the agreement between two countries could be signed in the near future, reports Anadolu news agency.
“Negotiations with Ukraine are at the final stage. The free trade agreement with Ukraine may be signed in the near future,” said the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
He noted that Turkey already has free trade agreements …
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Turkish Ambassador to Ukraine: Ankara will not recognize the illegal annexation of the Crimea
Turkish Ambassador in Ukraine Yağmur Ahmet Güldere stated during a speech at the Forum “Occupied Crimea: 5 Years of Resistance” in Kyiv that Turkish authorities completely refuse to recognize the annexation of the Crimea, Ukrinform reports.
“Turkey, Turkish Parliament and the Turkish government did not and will not recognize the illegal annexation of the Crimea. Our understanding of the situation is absolutely clear: Crimean Tatars are our brothers and they have their historical homeland, the …
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Kremlin: Russia and Turkey have different views on status of Kurds in Syria
Russia and Turkey did not come to an agreement as to which Kurdish units in Syria should be considered as terrorist, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview with Vietnamese and Chinese television channels.
"We don’t see eye to eye as to what Kurdish groups should be designated as terrorist. Turkey has a special position. We understand its concerns but there is a need to separate the wheat from the chaff and figure out which Kurdish units are extremist and pose a threat to …
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Erdogan: Turkey will not cancel S-400 deal with Russia despite US pressure
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced that Turkey will proceed with the purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, despite the United States pressure, reports the Hurriyet Daily News.
"We have concluded our deal with Russia on the S-400. Thus, there can be no question of its cancellation. Everything has been decided," said Erdogan said.
At the same time, he noted that Turkey remains open for the purchase of the U.S Patriot system, but only under certain …
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Erdogan complains that US puts pressure on Turkey because of purchase of Russian S-400 missiles systems
US authorities have been pressuring Turkey to refuse purchasing Russian S-400 missile systems, stated the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Everyone knows that American leadership puts a lot of pressure on us concerning this issue,” Erdoğan said, as quoted by RIA Novosti.
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the Alliance is discussing alternatives to S-400 systems with Turkey. NATO has suggested Italian or …
