Purchase of Russian air defense systems should not affect US-Turkey relations- Erdogan

The purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems should not affect US-Turkey relations, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, Olaylar reports citing Turkish media.

Erdogan noted that S-400 air defense systems are in great demand in Turkey and the US understands this very well.

"There are other NATO member countries that also have Russian air defense systems, but when it comes to Turkey, for some reasons, the US reacts negatively," he said.

Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems will be installed in Turkey in December 2019. After the installation of all S-400 components, Turkey's anti-aircraft missile system will be ready for their use in April 2020.