What Could Turkey's Latest S-400 Missile Tests Mean?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip #Erdogan confirmed that #Turkey has started testing the Russian-made S-400 defence system, brushing aside US warnings of 'serious consequences.' But what exactly is the S-400 and why does Turkey want to make them operational as soon as possible?

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[donjiaye]

Cool to see Turkey standing on their own...Respect

[Angelina-mybj]

Turkey has the right to do what is right for they're country

[rickstorm]

So Greece is allowed to buy the S300 while being in NATO but not Turkey. That's because Israel does not want Turkey to have it.

[cosmicmalaysia]

Support Turkish armies!
From Malaysia

[esashaik]

Turkey needed a long range air defence system but Turkey so called NATO allies refused to sell Turkey their Patriots so Turkey turned to Russia.

[onlinegladiator]

“What could Turkey’s latest S-400 missile tests mean?”

It means to mind your own business.

[bilaltilimsan]

Usa never considered Turkey as a partner.

[zidfih]

By the US logic:
-We won't sell air defense to you
-Why did you get air defense from somewhere else?
-Ok we don't want you to buy arms from somewhere else so we won't gonna sell you f35 either.

It doesn't make any sense... UNLESS : it's just "we won't sell you because we don't want you to be armed."

[safwansaid]

Turkey: we want to buy your patriot missile system.
US: no can do.
Turkey: Russia we want to buy your S-400.
Russia: sure.
US: *Surprised pikachu face*

[aliazain]

long live turkey we always stand with u keeping move

[edwardlear]

Turkey is a sovereign state and has a right to but whatsoever it chooses for it's defence.
NATO is a spent force.

[AbdullahKhan-uijj]

We stay with Turkey 😍😍🇹🇷🇦🇫🇵🇰From Afghanistan

[SajidKhan-jgbk]

No muslim country had the balls to get S 400, only Turkey did so!👌🤲💪👏👍✌🤗

[salmangul]

Pakistan stands with brother Turkey and we support Russian efforts to make this region more peaceful.

[Panji_Alam]

Support for Turkey....they are our muslim brothers - Malaysia

[NoName-nnlj]

Turkey is the greatest nation on earth, love from Scotland

[mg]

Double standard when it comes to turkey it is right

[esashaik]

Turkey should develop its own long range air defence system so that its not reliant on either America or Russia.

[S_hayabusa]

Turkey can activate anything they want . It their business.

[abdullahiahmed]

So let me get this straight they wanted to by air defence system from American first and they refused to sell it to them and when they went somewhere else for it they get punished ?🤨 that’s so messed up and thuggish