The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, which claim that the US has proposed to the Turkish government to send S-400 to Ukraine to lift sanctions on weapons systems such as F-35s, but also to pave the way for the sale of F-16 Block-70s.
However, as SKAI’s correspondent in Istanbul, Manolis Kostidis, reports, Turkish sources say that the issue of the Russian mission S-400 anti-aircraft systems has not been put to meetings with US officials. “If there was such a proposal, it would not be realistic, as Turkey is making mediation efforts between Ukraine and Russia,” they said.
Turkish sources say the issue of S-400s and F-35s has not been raised in meetings with US officials.
However, analysts in the neighboring country point out that Turkey has sent armed Bayraktar drones to Ukraine, which hit Russian tanks almost daily, and so far Moscow has not reacted strongly. However, they admit that the issue of S-400s is a completely different matter, as it is a high-tech system of Russia.
Ankara claims that the Bayraktar drones were not sold by itself, but by a private Turkish company. What Turkish military analysts point out is that similar scenarios for the deployment of S-400s to other countries may emerge in the near future, as they admit that no defense cooperation program with the US can proceed as long as the Russian anti-aircraft system is in place. in Turkish territories.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a speech to his party officials, argued that drones are an important factor in maintaining Turkey’s independence. The President of Turkey stated that “the recent Russia-Ukraine crisis (s.s. did not mention war or invasion) showed that if you do not have your own infrastructure, your own human resources, your own space, then you are on the verge of disaster . “If you can not produce your own unmanned aerial vehicles, your own unmanned aerial vehicles, the Akinci, then you are in danger of being enslaved at any time.”
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