The Times of Israel reports: Russian President Vladmir Putin said he was ready to sell the advanced S-400 missiles defense system to Turkey on Thursday, according to a Russia Today report.
Moscow and Ankara have discussed the sale of the anti-aircraft system for months, culminating in meetings last month when Putin hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea coastal city of Sochi. Speaking to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin told a Turkish reporter that he and Erdogan “discussed the possibility of selling S-400s” and that Russia was “ready for this.”
“We are ready to deliver these newest and most efficient systems. President Erdogan and our countries’ militaries are aware of it,” Putin said.
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