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Turkey refutes US pressure to abandon Russia’s air defense systems
(MENAFN) Türkiye is maintaining its stance against US demands to relinquish its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, yet reports indicate Ankara is open to negotiating certain concessions to ease tensions with Washington.
The 2019 purchase of the S-400s from Moscow strained Türkiye-US relations, leading to sanctions the following year and barring the NATO member from participating in the US F-35 fighter jet program. Turkish officials have defended the acquisition, emphasizing their sovereign right to select arms suppliers.
Despite the tensions, Türkiye remains interested in procuring 40 F-35 jets from the United States, a move currently blocked by the existing sanctions, according to reports.
Sources revealed that Ankara is “willing to compromise” to encourage Washington to lift the restrictions. Among potential measures under consideration is a technical arrangement that would allow joint oversight of the S-400 systems with the US.
US President Donald Trump had previously indicated a willingness to negotiate F-35 sales with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting in late September. “He needs certain things, and we need certain things,” Trump said, adding that Erdogan would be “successful” in obtaining what he “would like to buy.”
No formal agreement on the fighter jets has been reached since that meeting.
Regarding the US ban on F-35 purchases, Erdogan remarked in an interview during his US visit, “I do not think it is very becoming of a strategic partnership.”
Reports also note that India, which acquired five S-400 systems from Russia in 2018 for $5.43 billion, is reportedly looking to purchase an additional five units.
The 2019 purchase of the S-400s from Moscow strained Türkiye-US relations, leading to sanctions the following year and barring the NATO member from participating in the US F-35 fighter jet program. Turkish officials have defended the acquisition, emphasizing their sovereign right to select arms suppliers.
Despite the tensions, Türkiye remains interested in procuring 40 F-35 jets from the United States, a move currently blocked by the existing sanctions, according to reports.
Sources revealed that Ankara is “willing to compromise” to encourage Washington to lift the restrictions. Among potential measures under consideration is a technical arrangement that would allow joint oversight of the S-400 systems with the US.
US President Donald Trump had previously indicated a willingness to negotiate F-35 sales with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting in late September. “He needs certain things, and we need certain things,” Trump said, adding that Erdogan would be “successful” in obtaining what he “would like to buy.”
No formal agreement on the fighter jets has been reached since that meeting.
Regarding the US ban on F-35 purchases, Erdogan remarked in an interview during his US visit, “I do not think it is very becoming of a strategic partnership.”
Reports also note that India, which acquired five S-400 systems from Russia in 2018 for $5.43 billion, is reportedly looking to purchase an additional five units.
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