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Reuters: Turkey could look elsewhere if Russia won't share missile technology: minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey could seek a deal to acquire a missile defense system with another country if Russia does not agree to joint production of a defense shield, its foreign minister was quoted as saying on Monday.
NATO member Turkey is seeking to buy the S-400 system from Russia, alarming Washington and other members of the Western alliance, and President Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara has already paid a deposit on the deal.
Turkey hopes that the deal would allow it to acquire the technology to develop its own defense system, and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, in an interview with Turkish newspaper Aksam, said the two countries had agreed on joint production.
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Update #1: Turkey says it may annul S-400 contract if Russia rejects idea of joint production -- TASS
Update #2: Kremlin Comments on Turkish FM's Remark on Possible Cancelation of S-400 Deal -- Sputnik
WNU editor: The Kremlin is saying that talks/negotiations are continuing .... while other sources are saying that Russia has agreed to some of Turkey's terms .... Russia Agrees to Share S-400 Technology with Turkey (Defense World). What's my take .... after all the publicity of the deal when it was first announced, the negotiations are now starting and both sides are listing their conditions. This .... like all billion dollar arms deals .... take time. Will this arms deal go through .... maybe .... but we will not know for sure until (probably) next year.
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Turkey is becoming the new North Korea, theatening this nation, that one,blaming this group, then another
Yeah. Turkey acted like a modernising country, with more rights for everyone -- so they could meet the minimum requirements to enter the EU.
But, as we made it clear we're pausing or even cancelling/blocking their application for easily 10 years, they will look elsewhere for growth and it's not necessarily economic growth they are after. Turkey is already and will align itself more to Russia and China. So turkey will no longer be a buffer state to the madness. But it'll be instrumental and part of it.
Где купит-то? У марсиан? У РФ в области производства ЗРК большой дальности в мире конкурентов НЕТ. Ваще. Совершенно. Ну, пусть Эргандон по рынку походит, поищет.
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