Military vehicles and equipment, parts of the S-400 air defense systems, are unloaded from a Russian transport aircraft, at Mürted military airport in Ankara, Türkiye, July 12, 2019. (AP Photo)
Middle East Monitor: Turkiye rejected US proposal to send Russian S-400 defense system to Ukraine: Foreign minister
Washington once proposed that Turkiye send to Ukraine the S-400 missile defense system it bought from Russia but which the US objected to, but Ankara refused this proposal, said the Turkish foreign minister.
As it claimed the S-400 system had to exclude Türkiye from the F-35 fighter jet program, the US proposed to Turkiye that it give control of the system to the US or another country, including Ukraine, as it tries to fight off Russian forces, said Mevlut Cavusoglu.
“The US asked us to send the S-400s to Ukraine, and we said no,” he said, explaining that these proposals were unacceptable as they sought to infringe Turkish sovereignty.
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