Yatagan in Putin's back from Erdogan: Can Turkey transmit C-400 to Ukraine-Defense Express

The US Deputy Secretary of State noted that the states will agree to the return of Turkey to the F-35 fighter program if it gives the C-400 Armed Forces. Is such a scenario, Defense Express writes. According to analysts, the problem of transfer of Turkish C-400 to Ukraine is not so much in the plane of Turkish-American relations, but in Turkish-Russian.

The abandonment of weapons purchased in the Russian Federation will be a significant blow to Russian-Turkish relations and will undermine the image of Turkey as a contractual and reliable partner. "Theoretically, Turkish President could discuss this issue with the Russians, however, it is difficult to imagine the conditions under which Putin would voluntarily agree to the next yatagan in the back of Erdogan, especially before the elections.

Bilateral interaction of Erdogan and Putin is always about discussing difficult issues and difficult issues. Multiple meetings, which are often the image and positioning of Putin negatively, "analysts write.

Defense Express believes that the transfer of Russian weapons to Ukraine by Turkish President would become an incredible blow to the international and internal image of power in the Kremlin and Putin personally, and the discussions around the C-400 and the offer of Americans are an interesting trump card for playing the Turks with the Russians.

"Transfer to Ukraine C-400 instead of the F-35 ordered earlier, if you look from the point of view of the Russians, is not an unrealistic scenario, but rather a potential and quite significant threat to the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine. Moreover, there are several new arguments at this stage . First of all, these are the success of Turkey in the development of the Hi̇Sar and Si̇Per Medium and Great Radius.

The purchase of 4 C-400 Divisions in the Russian Federation was a temporary solution to close the shortage of such air defense systems in Turkey, "Defense Express writes. It is also known that at the end of last year, Turkey launched a mass production of Si̇Per SIR. To assume that Turkey still agreed to the American proposal and was neglected by the anxiety of the Russians, it would be a good increase in the possibilities of Ukrainian air defense.

It is better to have a displacement with a limited ammunition than not at all, especially a country that is under constant missile attacks and UAVs on military and civilian infrastructure. In addition, after completion of anti-aircraft missiles to C-400, it is possible to continue the use of radar complexes that will definitely not be superfluous, "-summed up Defense Express analysts.