Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia and Turkey have contacts on the S-400 issue. The talks would continue, he said. Turkish media had previously reported that Turkey resold the Russian air defense systems to a country on the Persian Gulf to get rid of US sanctions.
Turkey wants to buy US F-35 fighter jets but is blocked by its possession of the S-400. The US Congress passed a law banning F-35 sales to Turkey as long as it possesses the Russian systems. The US sees the S-400 as a threat to the security of its fighter jets.
US Donald Trump hinted before the NATO summit in Ankara that he could lift sanctions on Turkey to enable the F-35 sale.
Source: www.pravda.com.ua
