S-400 missile system
Greece
EU "Strongly Deplores" Turkish Provocations Against Greece and Cyprus — While Missile Tested on Black Sea
European heads of states and governments met in Brussels on Friday in a summit which was to address a range of issues, from fishery rights and Brexit talks to measures to deal with the coronavirus.
However, at the urging of...
Europe
Turkey Tests Missile at Site of Russian-Made S-400 Weapons System
On Friday afternoon, Turkey tested a missile at the site where Turkey had indicated it was about to test one of its controversial S-400 missiles, which were made in Russia and purchased under threats from NATO that the use...
Europe
EU “Strongly Deplores” Turkish Provocations Against Greece and Cyprus — While Missile Tested on Black Sea
European heads of states and governments met in Brussels on Friday in a summit which was to address a range of issues, from fishery rights and Brexit talks to measures to deal with the coronavirus.
However, at the urging of...
Greek News
US State Department “Deeply Concerned” Over Turkish S-400 Missile Test
The US State Department on Tuesday announced that it was "deeply concerned" that Turkey may test the Russian S-400 missile system that it purchased last year. The weapons system, which was purchased from Russia despite the protestations of many...
Cyprus
How Will Turkey's Purchase of the S-400 Affect Relations With Greece?
Turkey received its first shipment of an advanced Russian missile defense system earlier this month, ignoring repeated warnings from Washington and fueling concerns about where the country’s loyalties lie between the West and Moscow.
The primary concern of the US...
Europe
Russian S-400 Missiles Arrive in Turkey (video)
First shipment of Russian S-400 missile defense system hardware to Ankara started on July 12, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said.
"First batch of equipment of S-400 missile defense system, which is procured to meet Turkey's air and missile defense need,...
Europe
Turkey Prepares to Receive Russian S-400 Missiles
Preparations for the arrival of Russia’s S-400 air defense systems are proceeding on schedule, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on July 8, without elaborating on definite arrival date.
“Right now, the preparations for the arrival continue. It would be...
Greece
Turkey Mulls Deployment of Russian Missiles Facing Cyprus
Turkey may deploy a long-range S-400 missile-defense system it is expecting to receive from Russia along the southern Turkish coast, across from Cyprus, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Citing confidential sources, Bloomberg said that Ankara is considering deploying the battery, which...
Diplomacy
Russian Embassy to Greece Blasts Washington in Series of Tweets
In an unprecedented incident, the Russian Embassy to Athens blasted the US Senator Bob Menendez, Washington and the American strategy in the eastern Mediterranean in a series of tweets on Holy Thursday.
The embassy published four different tweets in the...
Greece
Greece Concerned Over Turkey's Acquisition of Russian Air Defense System
Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis on Thursday expressed his concern with Turkey’s purchase of the Russian-built S-400 air defense system.
Apostolakis said in a television interview that Ankara’s acquisition of the system will completely change the situation in terms of...