A leading NATO official has said that Turkey will face “consequences” if it purchases a Russian air-defense system.
“The principal of sovereignty obviously exists in acquisition of defense equipment, but the same way that nations are sovereign in making their decision, they are also sovereign in facing the consequences of that decision,” said Gen. Petr Pavel, chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, on Oct. 25 during a Washington meeting with a group of reporters hosted by the Defence Writers Group.
Pavel said Russian missiles cannot integrate with the NATO systems.
NATO-ally Turkey is not seeking to antagonize the U.S.-led alliance by purchasing Russian S-400 …read more
Source: Protothema
