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Erdogan tells Biden Turkey won't change position on S-400s

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly told his US counterpart that Ankara won't soften its stance on the Russian S-400 missile systems despite sanctions imposed by Washington over the purchase.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he informed US President Joe Biden that Ankara won’t change its position on the Russian-made S-400s, he told reporters on Thursday. 

"I told [Biden], don't expect us, as Turkey, to take a different step on either the F-35 or S-400 issue because we did our part on the F-35s and gave the necessary money,” Erdogan said while in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. 

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