‘Will use if needed’: Erdogan says Turkey didn’t buy S-400 from Russia ‘to keep them in store’

[BHarwana]

Turkey didn’t acquire the Russian-built S-400 air defense systems for them to collect dust and may use them, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, adding the purchase was to reduce Ankara’s dependency on US arms supplies.
“We will not just buy the S-400s and place them in a storehouse. We will use them if need be,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, as quoted by Hurriyet daily. “This is a defense system. What are we going to do with it if not use this defense system?” he asked.

Turkey has been locked in talks over purchase of Patriot anti-aircraft systems for quite a long time, and the process was influenced by flip-flops in Turkish-American relations. “Are we going to depend on the U.S. again?” the Turkish strongman continued. “When we have been demanding from them for years, the answer that has been given to us is: The [U.S.] Congress is not allowing.”

“We are tired of this,” he stated. In the meantime, Russia has responded to Turkish request for the S-400 “with a pretty alluring offer,” Erdogan could be heard. “They said they would even get into a joint production. And with respect to loans, they have offered us pretty good loan terms.”

Turkish military is expected to take delivery of S-400s starting from 2019. The S-400 Triumf is now the most advanced Russian anti-aircraft system, designed to engage aerodynamic targets at a range of up to 400km and ballistic missiles up to 60km away. An S-400 squadron can deal with up to 36 aerial targets simultaneously.

Moscow and Ankara signed a $2.5 billion agreement on the procurement of Russia’s most advanced S-400 Triumph (known to NATO as the SA-21 Growler) system in December. Russia agreed to speed up deliveries of the system as Turkey took enormous pressure from the US which tried to block the transfer.

“In response to the request by our Turkish partners to speed up the originally planned delivery terms, we are reacting positively,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier in March. He chose not to announce any deadlines, only saying that the implementation of the S-400 deal is among the issues “now discussed in practical terms by specialists; they aren’t for public disclosure.”



https://www.rt.com/news/429499-turkey-use-s400-erdogan/

 

[damm1t]

Well, can someone disagree with that?

 

[BHarwana]

Well, can someone disagree with that?

Nope no one can disagree with that. If you pay 2.5 billion then you are not buying it to store it. It is going to be used.

 

[azbaroj]

US Congress will not allow Patriot , simultaneously you can't buy S-400 , cause you are a NATO alley : the intimate partner .

 

[PurpleStone]

Well, can someone disagree with that?

Used against whom is the question?

 

[hussain0216]

US Congress will not allow Patriot , simultaneously you can't buy S-400 , cause you are our NATO alley : the intimate partner .

Is Bangladesh a member of Nato?

 

[damm1t]

Used against whom is the question?

Potential threats.

 

[Sugarcane]

Anyone have Idea what will be impact of Treaty of Lausanne between Ottoman and allied forces which is going to expire in 2023? What will be difference for Turkey now and after expiry of Treaty?

 

[Deliorman]

Anyone have Idea what will be impact of Treaty of Lausanne between Ottoman and allied forces which is going to expire in 2023? What will be difference for Turkey now and after expiry of Treaty?

What impact? The treaty expires in 2023 and all the lands and cities that used to be part of the Ottoman Empire with all the people, resources and assets included become Turkish property again. This time I heard they will give us Vienna as a bonus too.

 

[Sugarcane]

What impact? The treaty expires in 2023 and all the lands and cities that used to be part of the Ottoman Empire with all the people, resources and assets included become Turkish property again. This time I heard they will give us Vienna as a bonus too.

Thanks for sparing time to type good for nothing post.

 

[azbaroj]

Is Bangladesh a member of Nato?

Is it the relevant question ? A member of ITO .

 

[-SINAN-]

Thanks for sparing time to type good for nothing post.

Well, i actually enjoyed his reply.

We are kind of annoyed for replying to this stupid question every once in a week.

 

[Ceylal]

Turkey didn’t acquire the Russian-built S-400 air defense systems for them to collect dust and may use them, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, adding the purchase was to reduce Ankara’s dependency on US arms supplies.
“We will not just buy the S-400s and place them in a storehouse. We will use them if need be,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, as quoted by Hurriyet daily. “This is a defense system. What are we going to do with it if not use this defense system?” he asked.

Turkey has been locked in talks over purchase of Patriot anti-aircraft systems for quite a long time, and the process was influenced by flip-flops in Turkish-American relations. “Are we going to depend on the U.S. again?” the Turkish strongman continued. “When we have been demanding from them for years, the answer that has been given to us is: The [U.S.] Congress is not allowing.”

“We are tired of this,” he stated. In the meantime, Russia has responded to Turkish request for the S-400 “with a pretty alluring offer,” Erdogan could be heard. “They said they would even get into a joint production. And with respect to loans, they have offered us pretty good loan terms.”

Turkish military is expected to take delivery of S-400s starting from 2019. The S-400 Triumf is now the most advanced Russian anti-aircraft system, designed to engage aerodynamic targets at a range of up to 400km and ballistic missiles up to 60km away. An S-400 squadron can deal with up to 36 aerial targets simultaneously.

Moscow and Ankara signed a $2.5 billion agreement on the procurement of Russia’s most advanced S-400 Triumph (known to NATO as the SA-21 Growler) system in December. Russia agreed to speed up deliveries of the system as Turkey took enormous pressure from the US which tried to block the transfer.

“In response to the request by our Turkish partners to speed up the originally planned delivery terms, we are reacting positively,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier in March. He chose not to announce any deadlines, only saying that the implementation of the S-400 deal is among the issues “now discussed in practical terms by specialists; they aren’t for public disclosure.”



https://www.rt.com/news/429499-turkey-use-s400-erdogan/

Not going to happen..

 

[BHarwana]

Not going to happen..

What is not going to happen?

 

[Ceylal]

Well, can someone disagree with that?

Just a wishful thinking...

US Congress will not allow Patriot , simultaneously you can't buy S-400 , cause you are our NATO alley : the intimate partner .

Change “our”to “a” and nitwits of the forum understand what you were talking about..

Potential threats.

Cyprus?

What is not going to happen?

S400 in Turkish armed forces.