Turkey’s Yeni Shafak newspaper has criticized US’s double standards on exempting India from sanction for purchasing Russian S-400 air defence systems.

Another Russian plane with components of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems has arrived in Turkey, Trend reports referring to the Turkish media.

Fifth Russian plane with components of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems has arrived in Turkey, Trend reports referring to the Turkish media.

Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems may be deployed in Ankara or in Istanbul, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said, Trend reports referring to Turkish media.

Turkey may temporarily store Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems in Azerbaijan, Trend reports referring to Turkish media. It is possible that the missile systems will be also sent to Qatar for a temporary storage.

A number of Middle East and Southeastern Asia countries have shown interest in purchasing Russia’s S-400 missile systems and talks are underway now, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on January 23 in the course of his visit to Vietnam.

Turkey said Friday it has signed an agreement with Russia for the purchase of the S-400 missile defense systems, Anadolu reported.

Turkey and Russia will sign a final agreement on the allocation of a loan for the purchase of S-400 Triumph air defense systems December 29, the Turkish media quoted the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying.

The value of contract to deliver Russian S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey stands at $2.5 billion, the head of the state corporation Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, said in an interview with the Kommersant daily, TASS reported.

The control system of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems S-400, which Turkey will acquire from Russia, will be under control of the Turkish side.