Erdogan rebukes US' sanctions threat, says committed to buy Russian defence system


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 04-06-2019 16:03 IST | Created: 04-06-2019 12:04 IST
Erdogan rebukes US' sanctions threat, says committed to buy Russian defence system
Speaking to reporters after morning prayers, Erdogan also said an offer from the United States to sell Patriot missiles to Turkey was not as good as the Russian offer. 
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  • Russian Federation
  • Turkey
  • United States

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday it was out of the question for Turkey to take a step back from its deal with Moscow to buy Russian S-400 missile defence systems.

Speaking to reporters after morning prayers, Erdogan also said an offer from the United States to sell Patriot missiles to Turkey was not as good as the Russian offer. 

(With inputs from agencies.)

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