Chinanews.com, February 14th. According to a report by the Russian satellite network on the 14th, Yuri Pilipsson, director of the Fourth European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that if Ankara has substantial interest, Russia is ready to study the possibility of providing combat aircraft to Turkey. Apply.
According to reports, earlier, Ismail Demir, director of the Turkish Defense Industry Agency, pointed out that if the purchase of American F-16 fighters fails, Turkey may consider buying Russian Su-35 fighter jets.
The report said that because of Ankara's purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system, the United States had issued a formal notice to Turkey, excluding Turkey from the plan to supply the latest F-35 fighter jets.
The United States canceled a joint memorandum of understanding with Turkey on the F-35 and signed memorandums of understanding with seven remaining partners on the F-35 program -- the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, Denmark, Canada and Norway.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan subsequently announced that the United States proposed to buy other fighter jets, but not the fifth generation, but the fourth generation F-16.
The issue also needs to be agreed in the U.S. Congress, where the State Department is lobbying to convince lawmakers that the deal is "in Washington's interest."
Yuri Pilipsson, Director of the Fourth European Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, emphasized in an interview with the Russian Satellite News Agency: "If Ankara has a substantial interest in purchasing Russian military products, including products in the field of combat aviation, relevant Russian departments will study related needs."
Pilipson also added that the Russian leadership has repeatedly stated that Russian companies can fully meet the needs of the country's military in any direction, including modern high-tech.
"We do not rule out the possibility of using products from other countries," concluded Pilipson.