The United States authorities are focused on maintaining strong allied relations with Turkey, although they consider the acquisition of Ankara Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (VIS) S-400 “difficult episode”. About this Deputy Assistant Minister of Defense of the United States of Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper, announced on Thursday on video conferencing organized by the Washington Atlantic Council, reports TASS.
“right now the United States is really focused on maintaining our lasting allied relations with Turkey. Yes, the situation with the C-400 was a very difficult episode, but Turkey is still a strong NATO member, Turkey continues to place the placement by US forces in Turkish territory, Turkey still contributes to NATO operations. We will continue all these efforts. We will focus on these very strong allied relationships, “she said, answering the question about whether Washington is worth putting pressure on Ankara For the existing differences or “encourage the deterioration of the relationship between the Russian Federation and Turkey” because of the disagreements existing between them.