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Ankara plays down US ultimatum on S-400

Despite the US announcement that Ankara will be excluded from the F-35 fighter jet program if it goes ahead with its purchase of a Russian missile system, Turkish officials continue to behave as if Washington is bluffing.

Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar talks to acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 13, 2019.  REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - RC18F6D62DA0
Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar talks to acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan during a NATO defense ministers meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2019. — REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

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