"This is the direction in which we will urge Turkey to move, - (make a decision. - RT ) in favor of weapons produced by the United States," TASS quoted him as saying.
Rood added that "Turkey is an independent country that can make its own decisions."
“But we are ready to partner with them on this issue,” the deputy minister emphasized.
On August 30, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara is in talks with the Russian side on the acquisition of Su-57 fighters.