Bloomberg pointed out that Turkey has no plans to abandon Russian air defense systems.

The Turkish authorities do not plan to completely abandon the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM), despite the US demand. This was reported on November 6 by Bloomberg, citing sources.

"Turkey has made it clear that it is ready to compromise on the Russian S-400 missiles, but has not completely refused, as Washington demands," the article says.

Sources told the publication that Turkey is ready to agree to the creation of a joint military mechanism to monitor the use of the S-400.

In June, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a meeting with American leader Donald Trump at the NATO summit in The Hague, did not discuss the availability of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems in the country, noting that this "issue is closed."

In September, the Turkish Defense Ministry, in response to allegations by some media outlets that Russian anti-aircraft systems could be returned or resold to a third party, reported that the S-400 remained in service with the Turkish army, with no changes planned regarding their functions.

Moscow signed a contract with Ankara for the supply of S-400 in 2017. At that time, Turkey was the first NATO country to purchase these systems from Russia. This decision caused a negative reaction from the United States and NATO. The White House has repeatedly warned the Turkish leadership about the negative consequences of arms purchases from Moscow, and in March 2020, it excluded Ankara from the program to create a new generation of F-35 fighter jets.

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