Moscow set to supply second batch of S-400 air defence systems to Turkey
by Khalil Sayegh | July 30, 2020
Russian servicemen sit in the cabins of S-400 missile air defence systems in Tverskaya Street before a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
In 2017, Turkey and Russia signed a deal to supply Ankara with S-400 air missile systems in a bid to deepen military ties between NATO member Turkey and Moscow.
The deal, worth $2.5 billion, has been met with opposition by NATO and the West over the system’s incompatibility with the alliance military system. Washington has demanded for Ankara to abandon the agreement, urging Turkey, in return, to purchase American Patriots.
Turkey took delivery of the first S-400 batch in July last year, prompting Washington to remove Turkey from the F-35 programme, in which Ankara was a manufacturer and buyer.
Khalil Sayegh is a senior correspondent for ALL ARAB NEWS and currently lives in Ramallah. He is also a Advocacy Fellow with The Philos Project.
Khalil is a Palestinian Christian born and raised in the Gaza Strip. As a member of Gaza’s small Christian minority, Khalil was frequently harassed for his faith and struggled with his identity and place within Palestinian society. After the 2008 war between Israel and Hamas, Khalil moved to the West Bank.
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