Turkish F-16 warplanes will fly over the country’s capital Ankara Monday to test its new Russian S-400 missile defences, Turkish media said, despite pressure from Washington for Turkey to drop the system. Ankara’s purchase of the S-400s has been a major factor souring relations with the United States, which says ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he told Donald Trump that if the US stance on the F-35 jets persists, Turkey will have to seek other alternatives for its defence needs. “We told Trump that we would not take a step back on the S-400. We agreed to resolve ...