The United States warned Friday, October 23 that its relations with Turkey could be seriously affected by the test of the Russian missile system S-400 carried out recently by Ankara, recently confirmed by the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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An operational S-400 system is not compatible with the commitments made by Turkey as an ally of the United States and NATO,
" said Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman.
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We are opposed to Turkey testing this system, it could have serious consequences for our defense relations
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