Turkey and U.S. head for showdown over missile contracts

ANKARA - Turkey is running out of time to avert a showdown with the United States over its plans to buy advanced Russian air defenses and spurn a counter-offer from its NATO partner, raising the chance of U.S. sanctions against Ankara.

This week, despite the Central Bank maintaining interest rates well above inflation, Turkey’s currency has fallen 1.5 percent - largely due to renewed concerns over relations with Washington, traders say. If it goes ahead with the Russian deal, Turkey also risks losing delivery of Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter jets and could face sanctions under a U.S. law known as Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act .

Turkey says it has already paid Moscow some of the bill, and analysts say Erdogan, who is campaigning for March 31 local elections, would find it hard to back away from the Russian deal now. That means the chance of U.S. sanctions are increasing, defense analyst Can Kasapoglu said, adding that “diplomatic room for maneuver is narrow.”

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Maybe Ford could bring back the Ford Fiesta, and we could make them buy that too !

Seriously .. We have to sanction them to buy our missile system ?

Turkey needs protection from USA, not Russia 🤣.... some ally.... supporting pkk ypg rats in syria... attempting a coup... not selling weapons they even sell to Saudis... no technology transfer.... why would anyone buy something that can be remotely turned off...

USA thinks that it still owns the globe. Welcome to multipolarity

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THE DON continues to misfire...🙁 what happened to *Let’s Make a Deal*?

Erdogan has created this crisis & the US needs to stand firm. Putin must be ‘patting his own back’ as how he’s driven a wedge between Turkey, the US & NATO. The latter because other members of NATO have invested in/purchased the F-35 & view this as threatening them.

The S400 is the finest surface to air missile system in the world. It out performs the US patriot and thaad middle systems. Faster rocket, longer range, better target tracking and tracking more targets as well...

When conscience, clairity and transperency is high, then the guns and fire will fall silent. No one, except the irresponsible ones, wants Conflicts. States Security WarLessPeace NoToWarVolunteerism World CoExistence UN

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