Turkey won’t allow US to examine Russian S-400 missiles: sources

Sources within the Turkish foreign ministry have refuted claims that the U.S. would examine the Russian S-400 missiles sold to Turkey.

“Our minister [Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu] gave assurances to the Russian diplomatic representative that a meeting hadn’t been conducted to give the U.S. an opportunity to examine the Russian S-400 missiles,” the source said.

Last December, Turkey announced it had concluded an agreement with Russia to buy two S-400 systems by early 2020. This April both parties agreed on early delivery of the systems.

The S-400 is Russia's most advanced long-range anti-aircraft missile system, with the ability to carry three types of missiles capable of destroying targets, including ballistic and cruise missiles.