Turkey resists US sanctions Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davuto ۔lu says retaliatory measures will be taken in response to US sanctions.
According to foreign media reports, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevl چاt شavu اوoلوlu has said that the deal to buy missile defense systems from Russia will not be canceled.
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on some Turkish officials for acquiring the missile defense system from Russia. Three more officials, including Ismail Demir, head of the Turkish Defense Industry Directorate, fall under the category of sanctions.
Reacting to the development, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the US move was an aggressive attack on Turkey's defense industry and would fail.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would implement sanctions on Turkey. He said NATO had a defense system to meet Turkey's defense needs and that Turkey would buy Russian missiles despite having alternatives. decided.
He said he had made it clear to Turkey that Russia would refrain from buying missiles because S400 missiles could jeopardize the security of US military technology. And transactions with Russia's defense sector will not be tolerated.
