“We very well appreciated the past year regarding bilateral relations. Despite all sorts of pressure, we resolutely completed the deal regarding the S-400, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Erdogan also praised the cooperation with Russia on the implementation of the Turkish Stream project and the construction of a nuclear power plant in Turkey.
Previously acting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov did not rule out the possibility of Turkey buying a new batch of S-400 Triumph in 2020.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu explained the acquisition of the S-400 by the refusal of the United States, France and other allies to sell their air defense systems to Ankara.
Military expert Boris Rozhin, in an interview with Nation News, praised the statement by Assistant Chief of Staff of the British Air Force Julian Ball about the danger of the S-400.