Delivery of a batch of components of the Russian S-400 air defense system to Turkey. File photoMOSCOW, Mar 18Turkey needs to make a deal with the United States and Ukraine, transferring Russian S-400 systems to the latter to fight Moscow, a former CIA operative and director of training told the Wall Street Journal and Paul Kolbe, a research center on intelligence Intelligence Project, which is part of Harvard University. The specialist recalled that Ankara's purchase of Russian weapons caused a sharply negative reaction from Washington, which in response stopped selling F-35 fighters to Turkey.
" How about a triple game? The US is helping Turkey send its S-400s to Ukraine to attack Russian warplanes, offer the Turks a good new American replacement, and resume deliveries of the F-35", Kolbe said.
The ex-intelligence officer also suggested that such a deal would help restore relations between Ankara and Washington. In his opinion, the supply of S-400s to Kiev will harm Russia and help Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and NATO. On February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. The armed forces say they are only targeting military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are victims on both sides.