Turkey says it did not buy additional Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems

Russia announced the supply of additional S-400 air defense systems to Turkey, but Ankara immediately

refuted.

What is known

The Defense Procurement Agency denied the informationthe Russian side on the signing of a second contract for the supply of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. The Turkish agency declares that there are no changes to the terms of the agreement signed in 2017.

The Turkish side added that the purchaseadditional air defense systems during the war in Ukraine would cause conflict between NATO countries. In particular, the United States opposes this. By the way, the US also wants to prevent India from acquiring Russian air defense systems.

In conclusion, we add that the first regimentTurkey bought S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems five years ago under a contract worth $2.5 billion, although NATO member countries were against the deal due to the incompatibility of the weapons of the Alliance and Russia.

Source: Bloomberg

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