Posts Tagged: Russia and Turkey
How Turkey Bypasses Western Arms Embargoes
In a landmark $1.5 billion deal in 2018, Turkey agreed to sell 30 of its T129 attack helicopters (allegedly indigenous but in fact produced under an...
US Sanctions NATO Ally Turkey Over Purchase of Russian Defense System
The United States imposed long-anticipated sanctions on Turkey on Monday over Ankara's acquisition of Russian S-400 air defense systems, further complicating already strained ties between the two...
Russia Warns Syrian Kurdish YPG to Pull Back as Its Forces Move In
Russian military police arrived in the strategic Syrian city of Kobani on Wednesday as Moscow warned Kurdish YPG forces that they face further armed conflict with...
US Starts Withdrawing Turkey From F-35 Program Over Russia Defense Deal
The United States on Friday raised the stakes in its standoff with Turkey over Ankara's deal to acquire a Russian air defense system, laying out...
Russia Says It’s Turkey’s Duty to Halt Fighting in Syria’s Idlib
The Kremlin said on Friday it was Turkey's responsibility to stop rebels in Syria's Idlib province from firing on civilian and Russian targets, signaling it would...
