FILE PHOTO: First parts of a Russian S-400 missile defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport, known as Akinci Air Base, near Ankara, Turkey, July 12, 2019. Turkish Military/Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
July 15, 2019
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the Russian S-400 missile defense system, parts of which have been delivered to Turkey over the past four days, is expected to be fully deployed in April 2020.
Turkey’s purchase of the Russian system has raised tensions with the country’s NATO allies, particularly the United States, which has warned Turkey the move would trigger U.S. sanctions.
(Reporting by Sarah Dadouch and Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Catherine Evans)
