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Turkey has received the first delivery of Russian S-400 missile system. The US has given Turkey a deadline of July 31 to drop the purchase of the S-400 system, or face sanctions and removal from the United States' F-35 fighter jet programme. IMAGES of Russian cargo plane that delivered the S-400 missile defence system
The Pentagon says it did not have information supporting theories that a surface-to-air missile was used to shoot down the aircraft of Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin. Reports of a missile are "inaccurate," US Department of Defense spokesman Pat Ryder tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
"Turkey's purchase of the S-400 is inconsistent with its commitments to NATO, and will have detrimental impact on Turkish interoperability with the alliance" says Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Ellen M. Lord. SOUNDBITE
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Ellen M. Lord, confirms that Turkey will no longer be permitted to join in NATO's F-35 fighter program after it purchased a Russian missile defense system. SOUNDBITE
US Vice President Mike Pence receives a briefing on the PAC-3 anti-missile defense system in Tokyo, ahead of his trip to Seoul and the Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony in Pyeongchang later in the week. IMAGES
A furniture company in St Petersburg has had to defend itself after launching children's beds modeled after the BUK surface to air missile system.
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