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Erdogan refuses Russian S-400 for friendship with USA

The US defeated the Russian S-400 in Turkey.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to abandon the deployment of Russian S-400 air defense systems in the country. This decision was taken under pressure from the United States, and, obviously, Russian complexes can be sold to Washington for their study. The reason for the refusal was strong pressure from the United States of America, while a number of sources report a temporary refusal to place Russian complexes, while other sources note that it is a temporary refusal - at least until the end of this year.

As follows from the information provided by the Israeli publication "Haaretz", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to accept US demands for Ankara to stop using Russian S-400 air defense systems. The reason for this is the need to obtain a loan in the amount of from 6 to 10 billion dollars due to the difficult economic situation in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a letter to President Donald Trump that he hopes that the US Congress will better understand the strategic importance of their relationship, given the solidarity and supply exchanged during the coronavirus pandemic. The US Congress threatened to impose sanctions on Turkey in connection with the purchase of S-400 air defense systems from Russia, but because of the pandemic, the plan to activate the systems was delayed, since Ankara is focused on combating this disease at home. Earlier this month, Turkish officials said Turkey had negotiated with the United States about a possible line of credit from the US Federal Reserve and discussed other financing options to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic. ”, - the Israeli edition reports.

Experts do not exclude that Washington will be ready to pay Turkey about 5-8 billion dollars for the transfer of Russian S-400 to the USA, if the information about Turkey’s refusal from the systems is true, while the delivery of American Patriot air defense systems is also possible.

 

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