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State Department rejects Turkey's attempt to push “Crete Model" as a solution to S-400 issue

The US once again reiterated its firm opposition to Turkey’s purchase and acquisition of the S-400 Russian defense missile system on Tuesday. A State Department spokesperson rejected a recent proposal by Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, who stated that a possible compromise on this issue - which saw the US sanction Turkey under the CAATSA law - would see Turkey use the S-400s in the same way that the S-300 is used within NATO, a clear reference to the S-300s currently in Crete. The spokesperson also stressed that Turkey is the only country in NATO that has engaged in a significant new purchase of Russian weapons since CAATSA was passed into law. The comments followed questions from ERT - the Greek Public Broadcasting Company - and HellasJournal. 

Lena Argiri, the DC Correspondent for ERT, joins our host Thanos Davelis with the latest analysis.

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Άδειασαν εντελώς τον Ακάρ οι Αμερικάνοι για τους S-400

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