Russia has finalized the contract for the advanced missile defense system S-400 near Turkey.
Vladimir Kozhin, the top official monitoring Russian military cooperation with foreign countries, confirmed the news. He said the deal was finalized and Moscow will start providing this system to Ankara at the end of 2019.
Kozhin also said that during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin's Ankara on December 11, he had a final discussion with the Turkish President. Now there is no more controversial issue about Ankara to supply the S400.
Russia will provide the loan to Turkey in this arrangement, said President Putin's Assistant Kozhin. About the deal worth $ 2 billion, he said that Turkey will pay a part of the price of the S-400 system. And the rest will give Moscow Ankara as a loan, which will later be returned to Russia.
With the collapse of a failed military coup in 2016, Turkey has built a close relationship with the West, along with the establishment of a close relationship with the West.
The S400 is the latest missile defense system in the sky from the land created in Russia. Moscow has taken a plan to sell this system to Saudi Arabia. Kozhin said on Thursday that the deal will be finalized by Riyadh by the end of this year. A Russian warship has been evacuated from Britain's Panisema. British Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that Britain's navy took the Spanish vessel out of its own waters and escorted it.
The British Ministry said in a statement that on the occasion of Christmas holidays, the war effort of Russian warships around Britain has increased in recent times. The statement said that Russian warships Admiral Gorshkov roamed Britain's watershed in the North Sea, and the British Frigate HMS Stuart Albans followed the Russian ship. After seeing the British ship, the Russian ship left the area.
After this incident, British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson said, "We will not hesitate to take any step to protect our water rights in the face of aggression." He added, "Britain will not be afraid when it comes to the defense of our country, people, and national interest."