More S-400s? Is Turkey Moving Closer to Russia Again?

Source:Yahoo News Date:04Jun2020

“Today we can say that Turkey’s orders for Russian military equipment stand at a total of $1 billion,” Dmitry Shugayev, chief of Russia’s federal service for military-technological cooperation, told Turkish television broadcaster Ekoturk on Tuesday as reported by TASS. “We have a firm basis and a good potential for further steady progress in development and cooperation in the military sphere.”

The two countries are reportedly at an advanced stage of talks for the delivery of the second regiment set of S-400 “Triumf” anti-aircraft missile systems to Ankara. Moreover, Russia is apparently ready to discuss the possibility of technological cooperation with Turkey, which could imply the participation of Turkish companies.

“The negotiations [on this issue] are underway but this is a time-consuming process that takes certain time. But considering the current restrictions over the pandemic, it is quite difficult to predict the time of concluding this contract,” Shugayev told Tass this week.