From: Inside Story
Why is Turkey’s purchase of Russian weapons controversial?
US threatens Turkey with sanctions for buying the Russian S-400 anti-missile system.
13 Jul 2019
US threatens Turkey with sanctions for buying the Russian S-400 anti-missile system.
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