Turkiye rejects US pressure to give up Russian S-400s

Turkiye continues to resist US demands to abandon its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, but is eager to make some concessions to the Americans on the issue, Bloomberg has reported.

- Agencies

The acquisition of S-400s by Ankara from Moscow in 2019 soured its relations with Washington, resulting in sanctions being imposed against Tiirkiye the next year and the NATO member's exclusion from the US F-35 fighter jet program.

The Turkish government has defended the purchase, insisting on their sovereign right to choose their arms suppliers.