The Russian and Russian airliners, loaded with S-400 air defense equipment, arrived at the Turkish air base Mardad in Ankara on Monday, while US President Donald Trump's team agreed on a package of sanctions to punish Turkey for receiving parts of the Russian missile defense system .
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying that his US counterpart has the power to refrain from imposing sanctions on Turkey for buying Russian air defense systems and that he must find a "compromise" in this dispute. "We are not preparing for war, we are trying to ensure peace and national security." The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the arrival of more S-400 equipment to Turkey is part of Russia's implementation of its obligations under the contract. Russian diplomatic sources said that the handover The system will be carried out in three batches, the first and the second by air and the third by sea.
The S-400 system is one of the most advanced air defense systems in the world today. It is produced by Almaz-Ante, a Russian-owned company. The system was introduced by the Russian army in 2007. It is an upgraded version of the S-300 air defense system »Developed in the 1990s.
US President Donald Trump's team agreed on a package of sanctions to punish Turkey for receiving parts of a Russian missile defense system and agreed to announce its plan in the coming days, according to informed sources.
The US administration has chosen one of three sets of measures designed to create varying degrees of damage under the Anti-American Enemies Act through sanctions, without specifying which group was selected, and the plan needs Trump's approval for approval, the Bloomberg news agency reported.
The administration has agreed to announce sanctions late next week and the administration wants to wait until after the failed 2016 coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to avoid further speculation that the United States was responsible for the attempted coup, .
The plan was put in place after days of discussions between officials from the State Department and the US National Security Council. The sources said, on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, that the sanctions awaited Trump's signature and top advisers, and a spokeswoman declined to comment.
In Moscow, the head of the State Committee for International Affairs, the Russian State Duma, Leonid Slutsky, announced that the S-400 air defense system will appear in other countries in the near future.
"Turkey is the first country, and certainly the system will emerge in the region in addition to modern Russian weapons," Slotsky said in a television interview. We will cooperate closely, and the scale of this cooperation is very great, and I am sure that we should increase this cooperation in every way. "There are very important and serious countries with similar needs for Turkey. These needs will be met." According to Slotsky, delivery of the system will take place as soon as possible.
In another context, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the rise of the PKK elements, which were neutralized during the military "claw" operation to 64, according to a statement at the expense of the Ministry of Twitter site, on the ongoing military operations in northern Iraq, which began on May 27 last .
Sources: The sanctions await the signing of Trump and senior advisers .. and announced late next week.