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.
![USA-NUCLEAR/NATO 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](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/06/RTX6MJJB.jpg/RTX6MJJB.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=LtOknYUz)
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