The US Senate Committee on International Relations, concerned about the acquisition of Turkey Russian PVA C-400, threatened Ankara with additional sanctions in the event of the conclusion of new agreements with Russia.
In an interview with the US CBS TV channel, the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that Ankara intends to buy another batch of Russian S-400 in the near future. According to Erdogan, the solution of this issue remains exclusively for Turkey, no other country has the right to interfere in her affairs.
“We put it extremely clear by writing the CAATSA law (the law” about countering America’s opponents through sanctions “- ed.): Sanctions are imposed on any institution, leading large business with Russian military or intelligence structures. Any new Turkey purchases will lead to new sanctions, “the Committee says, published in Twitter, which quotes RIA Novosti.
Russia and Turkey have concluded a contract for the C-400 regimental set in 2017, the supply of air defense systems to the Turkish side were performed in the summer-invent of 2019. Ankara is not going to abandon C-400. Moreover, Turkish President said at the end of August, which does not doubt the purchase of the second shelf of the second shelf of anti-aircraft missile systems S-400.