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Trump defends Turkey's decision to buy Russian-made S-400 missiles

by Daily Sabah

ISTANBUL Dec 03, 2019 - 1:16 pm GMT+3
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP Photo)
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP Photo)
by Daily Sabah Dec 03, 2019 1:16 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump defended Turkey's decision to buy the Russian S-400 missile defense system as he praised his relationship with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of the NATO summit in London.

"Turkey bought billions and billions worth of F-35 fighter jets," Trump said, adding that if the U.S. refuses to deliver, the country will explore other venues including Russia and China.

Trump:
— Turkey was very "helpful, supportive" in capturing of al-Baghdadi, the country "couldn't have been nicer"
— They had to opt for S-400 due to Obama administration's Patriot ban
— Turkey wants to buy F-35's which are the "best planes," they put forth billions of dollars pic.twitter.com/7f78RgGhIw

— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) December 3, 2019

"I like Turkey and I get along very well with the president," Trump told reporters, adding that the country "could not have been more supportive" when the U.S. used its airspace to attack and kill Daesh terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

"Turkey couldn't be nicer, more supportive, very helpful in operation that killed Daesh chief al-Baghdadi," he said.

Turkish officials said multiple times that the country has fulfilled its responsibilities as one of the partner countries in the F-35 program and will be looking for alternatives if the U.S. fails to deliver F-35 fighter jets.

Turkey's acquisition of the advanced Russian S-400 air defense system prompted the U.S. administration to remove Turkey from the F-35 fifth-generation joint strike fighter program in July.

The U.S. maintains that the system could be used by Russia to covertly obtain classified details on the jet and is incompatible with NATO systems.

Turkey, however, counters that the S-400 would not be integrated into NATO systems and would not pose a threat to the alliance.

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