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Turkey firmly responded to the United States on the expulsion of pilots and the removal from the F-35

Turkey responded to the expulsion of pilots from the United States against the background of the C-400 deal.

The decision of the United States of America to expel Turkish pilots from their country and terminate their training in flying the F-35 will not force Ankara to abandon the acquisition of Russian S-400 systems. This statement was made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

The minister's statement was in response to a letter from the acting head of the Pentagon Patrick Shanahan, which he sent to the Turkish side on June 31. In it, he notified that the Turkish pilots must leave the United States before July XNUMX.

Commenting on the situation, Cavusoglu said that Turkey has already completed the process of buying Russian C-400, which means that this topic is no longer being discussed. At the same time, the Minister again made a proposal on the establishment of a working group for a dialogue on this issue. Washington did not respond to the previous initiative.

The Turkish leadership is preparing an official response to the Pentagon letter and maintains contacts with the Russian Federation on C-400. These complexes will arrive in the country in July.

The head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry noted that “No one has the right to speak with Turkey in the language of ultimatums”.

 

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