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| Turkey defies US as Russian S-400 missile defence arrives | Turkey defies US as Russian S-400 missile defence arrives |
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| Turkey has received the first parts of a Russian S-400 missile defence system despite opposition from the US. | Turkey has received the first parts of a Russian S-400 missile defence system despite opposition from the US. |
| The shipment arrived in an airbase in the capital Ankara on Friday, the Turkish defence ministry says. | The shipment arrived in an airbase in the capital Ankara on Friday, the Turkish defence ministry says. |
| The move will anger the US, which has warned that Turkey cannot have both the S-400 anti-aircraft defence system and US F-35 fighter jets. | The move will anger the US, which has warned that Turkey cannot have both the S-400 anti-aircraft defence system and US F-35 fighter jets. |
| Turkey and the US are Nato allies - but Turkey has also been establishing closer links with Russia. | Turkey and the US are Nato allies - but Turkey has also been establishing closer links with Russia. |
| Turkey has signed up to buying 100 US F-35s, and has invested heavily in the F-35 programme. | Turkey has signed up to buying 100 US F-35s, and has invested heavily in the F-35 programme. |
| However, US defence officials have said they do not want the F-35 jets to be near S-400 systems - because they fear Russian technicians will be able to access the F-35's vulnerabilities. | However, US defence officials have said they do not want the F-35 jets to be near S-400 systems - because they fear Russian technicians will be able to access the F-35's vulnerabilities. |
| This looks set to prompt a major rift between Washington and one of its key Nato allies. For an alliance member to buy this kind of equipment from Russia is almost unprecedented. | |
| The US has already halted deliveries of the aircraft to Turkey and suspended the training of Turkish pilots. | |
| Plans are also under way to remove Turkey from the programme altogether. It manufactures part of the F-35 and is due to be a regional hub for maintenance of the aircraft. | |
| Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to believe that, whatever the Pentagon may say, Donald Trump himself is less hostile to the purchase of the Russian missiles. | |
| A major test of ties between Ankara and Washington beckons. | |
| How does the S-400 work? | How does the S-400 work? |