‘Done deal’: Turkey defies U.S., won’t give up Russian-made S-400 missile defense system
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(Worthy News) – Turkey‘s purchase and installation of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system is a “done deal” despite vehement U.S. objections, top Turkish officials said Wednesday, once again openly defying Washington and deepening a rift between the NATO allies.
At a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu reportedly told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in no uncertain terms that Ankara will not change its mind.
“On the S-400s, we reminded them once again why Turkey had to buy them, and repeated that Turkey had bought them and this is a done deal,” he said, according to the al Jazeera news network. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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