The US State Department listed on Thursday the risks that the Turkish authorities will face after acquiring the S-400 Russian anti-aircraft missile systems, The US State Department’s press service reported. 

“I think we’ve been pretty clear from here, from the Department of Defense, that there are risks associated with the acquisition of the S-400. We’ve talked about them often. I mean, number one, pending a Turkish decision to unequivocally forgo delivery of the S-400, immediate impact is that deliveries and activities associated with the stand-up of the F-35’s operational capabilities, they’ve been suspended.

Secondly, as the Vice President said in Munich recently, quote, “We will not stand idly by while NATO allies purchase weapons from our adversaries,” end quote. We have clearly warned Turkey that its potential acquisition of the S-400 will result in a reassessment of the F-35 program

Third, we have spoken often that this also increases the risk – could lead to potential actions under Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. That involves any entity engaged in such a significant transaction.

And finally, we have looked at the risk – if Turkey were to acquire the S-400, it runs the risk of not receiving the Patriot air and missile defense systems. So these are clear risks that we’ve discussed at length and continue to exist,” said Robert Palladino, Deputy Spokesperson.

In November 2016, it became known about the Russian-Turkish talks on the purchase of S-400. In September 2017, Russia confirmed the conclusion of the contract. The US is actively trying to prevent Turkey from buying the Russian S-400.