Turkey's Foreign Minister: We will no longer sit silently against US decisions

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that the S-400s were already purchased and this step would not be taken back
Friday, 14 June 2019 15:56

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu made a statement on the United States' possible sanctions if Turkey purchases Russian missiles. "

Stating that Turkey has already purchased S-400s, Çavuşoğlu said "If the US takes negative steps, we have to take some steps, too. We will no longer sit silently against the US decisions."

"If there is any negative attitude towards us, we will respond. We are doing this under the leadership of our President," the minister added.

In case Turkey does not cancel S-400 agreement, the United States announced that steps will be taken under the "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)".