In may, it became known that the first batch of s-400 to Turkey is not activated yet. Some of the media chalked it up to dissatisfaction with Washington and NATO in General, the purchase of Russian weaponry. But the representatives of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the delay is caused by a coronavirus pandemic.
Russia is ready to continue the supply of s-400 Turkey if Ankara will sign a new contract. The journalists said Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
“they Have a right to do it if you wish – sign”, – commented the Prime Minister.
the First contract was awarded in 2017. Thus, Turkey became the first NATO country who bought these air defense missile systems. It is worth Recalling that Washington and the Alliance as a whole reacted negatively to this commercial agreement.
But in may this year, it became known that the first batch of s-400 is not activated by Ankara, and now this is stopping a pandemic COVID-19. Thus a press-the Secretary of the Turkish President Ibrahim Kalin said in an interview with TV channel France 24 that despite the long delay caused by a coronavirus, the s-400 will necessarily be activated.
In turn, look forward to Russia’s delivery of s-400 to India. Bloomberg has released an article where it reports that the defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh, who flew to Moscow on June 22, wants to influence Russia to the accelerated delivery of the complexes. The reason for this was the worsening of relations with neighbor China.
the s-400 “Triumph” – the Russian anti-aircraft missile system large and medium-range. It is designed to destroy all modern and promising means of aerospace attack.
