Turkey would like to buy a Russian air defense system. At the same time, the country plans but also the use of American F-35-jets. The United States fear that Russia may as a result, access to sensitive data. The Nato foreign Ministers ‘ meeting of the dispute between the Alliance partners is coming to a head. the

On the outskirts of the celebrations for the 70. Nato anniversary of the conflict between the U.S. and Turkey escalated. The reason of quarrel between the two Alliance partners in a weapons deal, the don’t want to take the Turkey with Russia.

for some time the government in Ankara is interested in the purchase of a Russian air defense system, S-400. At the same time has been planning this for quite some time, to purchase from the Americans F-35-jets. The United States now fear that Russia could get to sensitive data on the capabilities of the stealth aircraft, if the Turkey, the S-400-installed defense system. The US government wants to sell to Turkey instead, their anti-aircraft missile system, the Patriot and puts Ankara under pressure.

The delivery of Material for fighter jets has stopped Washington already for the time being. As long as the Turkish government does not waive the Russian air defense system, S-400, would be suspended, deliveries and activities in and around the F-35-Jets, according to the U.S. Department of defense.

The USA see in Russia an enemy

US Vice-President Mike Pence said on Wednesday, the United States would not sit idly by, “while Nato buy allies weapons of our enemies”. The purchase of the Russian S-400-system represents “a great danger for Nato and for the Alliance’s strength”, said the Vice President. “The fact that Turkey is pursuing these plans even more, after the United States to make her the Patriot-air defense system, is deeply worrying.”

The Turkey had to choose, whether they “remain a key Partner of the most successful military Alliance in the world history”, or whether the country wanted to risk it by “irresponsible decisions” of the partnership, wrote Pence on Twitter.

The Turkish foreign Minister said before the start of the Nato summit in Washington that his country would not abandon the purchase of Russian air defense system. The Deal was completed, “we will not withdraw from it”, said Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. He does not think it is agreed that Turkey had to abandon because of the Russian system to the American F-35-jets. In addition, the missile defense system S-400 must be with Nato systems compatible, he said. It is a defense system for their own use.

Çavuşoğlu warned the United States in addition to in front of it, to make the Turkey the choice to have either good relations with Russia or the United States. The example of the Ukraine have shown, where such a thing could lead, he said, referring to the civil war.

United States warn against operations in Syria

The Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay also responded. “The United States must choose,” he wrote on Twitter. “Do you want to remain an ally of Turkey, or you want to risk our friendship, by partnering with terrorists, the defence of its Nato allies against his enemies to undermine?” Oktay was referring to the US support for the Kurdish militia YPG in Northern Syria. Ankara sees the YPG is an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdish workers ‘ party PKK.

The US warned, in turn, the Turkish government’s own powerful military operations in Northern Syria. The US foreign Ministry announced that foreign Minister Mike Pompeo said Çavuşoğlu in a Meeting in Washington, such an approach could lead to “potentially devastating consequences”. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has repeatedly threatened military action against the Kurdish militia YPG in Northern Syria. The YPG stated Syrian Democratic forces (SDF), a Partner of the USA in the fight against the terrorist militia Islamic state (IS).