Erdogan says Turkey tested Russian S-400s, shrugs off U.S. reaction
U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leave the stage after family photo during the annual NATO heads of government summit at the Grove Hotel in Watford, Britain, in this Dec 4, 2019, photo. Reuters-Yonhap
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Friday that Turkey had been testing the S-400 air defense system it bought from Russia, adding that the objection from NATO ally United States on the issue did not matter.
Washington says Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 systems compromise NATO defenses, and has threatened sanctions. An apparent firing test of S-400s test last week prompted a furious response from the State Department and Pentagon. (Reuters)