US Ultimatum Unlikely to Change Turkey’s Position on S-400 Deal

• 05.23.2019, 10:13
•  EEU,  America,  Region,  World

Sputnik International

The fulfillment of the US ultimatum to give up the purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems will weaken Turkey and thus the Turkish authorities are unlikely to sever their deal with Russia, Chairman of the State Duma Commission for Legal Support of the Defense Industry Development Vladimir Gutenev told TASS on Wednesday.

"I believe that most likely this will be an unsuccessful attempt for the United States [to disrupt the purchase of S-400 systems] because it is absolutely unacceptable for the largest and reputable regional power," he said, adding that a concession for the US would weaken the government of Turkish President Recep Erdogan and "this may have fatal consequences for the dynamically developing Turkish economy," the legislator said.

The Russian lawmaker also presumed that this was the US last attempt "to force Turkey to make an extremely disadvantageous and politically dangerous decision and it will fail."