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The US Department of State has imposed sanctions against Turkey and four officials in response to Ankara’s acquisition of the Russian S-400

On Friday afternoon, Turkey tested a missile at the site where Turkey had indicated it was about to test one of its controversial S-400 missiles, which were made in Russia and purchased under threats from NATO that the use...

First shipment of Russian S-400 missile defense system hardware to Ankara started on July 12, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said. "First batch of equipment of S-400 missile defense system, which is procured to meet Turkey's air and missile defense need,...

Preparations for the arrival of Russia’s S-400 air defense systems are proceeding on schedule, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on July 8, without elaborating on definite arrival date. “Right now, the preparations for the arrival continue. It would be...

Turkey will reportedly use the Russian-made S-400 missiles, which it intends to purchase from Moscow, to ''shield the Aegean'' from the Greek Air Force. This plan is described in a report which appeared in Turkey's Milliyet newspaper last week. According to...

The installation of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in Turkey will begin in October 2019, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has announced. Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 systems, which are not compatible with NATO's defense apparatus, has unnerved the United...

Russian-made surface-to-air missiles bought by Turkey will be used "in necessary" Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Erdogan, speaking in a live television interview with four Turkish broadcasters in Istanbul, insisted the S-400 system was not for show. "We will not...

Ankara is considering postponing the delivery of the controversial Russian S-400 missile system, after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's visit to the U.S. and his talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. According to Independent Balkan News Agency, Turkey informed...

US perceptions of Turkey have shifted in the last decade to the extent that analysts and policymakers are openly questioning whether Ankara remains a reliable ally under Erdogan. "I think people in Washington have been questioning the reliability of Turkey...

Turkey risks becoming more isolated from the West by blocking the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. Ankara tries to balance its strategic partnerships with the Alliance and Ukraine with its difficult but important relations with Russia. By...

Putin’s defense for his war on Ukraine is repeating Russia's trope that Ukraine is not a real nation, and that Ukrainians are not a real people.  But it is his punitive passion to resurrect Russia’s past from the graveyard...

Turkey affirmed Ukraine’s territorial integrity and is “sincerely saddened” by the Russian invasion, President Tayyip Erdogan stated on Thursday, as he tries to keep a balance between appearing to show respect for international law while showing deference to Russia,...

The conflict in Ukraine will have important consequences for Greece, Turkey and the wider eastern Mediterranean region, says John Sitilides, a government affairs and geopolitical risk specialist in an exclusive interview with Greek Reporter. In the third part of the...

US President Joe Biden voiced concerns over the acquisition of Russian missiles and human rights during his meeting with Turkish President Racep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Rome on Sunday. The meeting was the two...

NATO ships from a host of nations, including Greece, are taking part in an exercise called "Breeze 2021" in the Black Sea.