Despite US pressure, Turkish leader reiterates delivery of Russian S-400 air defence system will go ahead next month.





Erdogan: No backtrack from S-400 deal with Russia

President Erdogan says Turkey 'does not need to get permission' to fulfil its security needs


President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey will take delivery of Russia's S-400 missile defence system in July - a deal that has created tensions with the United States.

"The issue of S-400 is an issue directly related to our sovereignty and we will not backtrack from that. God willing, the delivery of the S-400 will start next month," Erdogan said in a televised speech, restating his unwavering stance.

Turkey has plans to buy 100 American-made F-35 fighter jets, and has lucrative contracts to build parts for the jets. The United States says the S-400s are not compatible with NATO's systems and are a security threat to its own F-35 programme.

Washington has threatened to impose sanctions on Ankara and prevent Turkey from purchasing the F-35s.

A political win for Russia, winning a NATO ally to your side no be small tin o. Well NATO is obsolete just a relic of the cold war. NATO has no relevance in our present day i see it as a cult that oppreses weaker nations.

What people don't understand is that once you have nuclear weapon you are a super power.

U S has been beating about the bush on attacking North Korea and Iran for decades just because they possess nuclear weapons and the fact that Russia and China may use the these two countries as proxies to destroy US.