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Why is Turkey buying the Russian S-400 missile defence system?
Why is Turkey buying the Russian S-400 missile defence system?
- TRT World and agencies
- Ali Topchi
Turkey, which boasts the second-largest army in NATO, announced last week, on Tuesday, it had inked a deal to buy an S-400 (NATO version SA-21 Growler) missile defence system for $2-3 billion from Russia.
The deal led NATO members to question Turkey’s move and what it means for their alliance with NATO.
The parties did not share the details of the S-400 agreement due to its…