“Turkey diversifies its arms purchases and does it right. Russian S-400 systems will accurately shoot at any rate. But the American Patriot, if Ankara again has a conflict with Washington, may not work. In this regard, Turkish President Erdogan knows what he is doing, ”said the expert.
According to him, the Americans will not stop the pressure on the Turkish side, because we are talking about a very expensive contract.
“Trump will do everything to take it away from Russian manufacturers and hand it over to its industrialists. In this regard, Turkey is waiting for a very difficult series of extremely tough negotiations with the Americans, where all the tools of pressure will be involved, and perhaps it will also be about sanctions, ”concluded Manoylo.
The expert noted that in this situation Erdogan acts out of considerations of his own national security, he needs systems that will provide reliable protection, and for this “they should not be made by the United States or its allies.”
Earlier, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow welcomed Erdogan’s position on the supply of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems.