“Turkey has firmly set the course for purchasing the C-400. These intentions are connected with the fact that Ankara is attracted by several features at once. First, we sell these complexes without the principle of two keys, that is, we simply deliver as a commercial product and Turkey can dispose of them. Perhaps there is Erdogan’s strong desire to reduce dependence on the United States. This aspect seems to me to be the main one in this issue. Most likely, the president understood how dangerous it is in this regard to communicate with the United States of America, ”the expert believes.
According to him, in the prevailing conditions in Washington, they are beginning to fear that a similar incident could lead to the desire of other countries to switch to Russian weapons.
“The US is afraid that this will create a domino principle and other countries will be interested in Russian supplies. The fact that a NATO country buys Russian systems is very unpleasant for them. That is why the Pentagon switched to the pressure stage, ”concluded Vasilyev.
Earlier, Shanakhan said that he continues to convince the Turkish authorities to abandon plans to acquire Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems.
According to him, since January 1, he has already talked five times with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar.