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...but there is still a chance they could cancel the missile defense system, as they did with their planned missile defense shield with China.
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The purchase "is more about signalling resentment against the West than serving Turkey's pressing security needs," he told AFP.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-signs-deal-buy-russian-400-missile-systems-081502589.html
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The more Turkey moves towards Russia the better. Makes chances of them entering the E.U. much less probable and they will receive far less Western diplomatic and military support . Erdogan being the autocrat he is, it is better for the minorities if the West ditches him, because Western support for autocrats makes it harder for minorities to resist them.
Because...
The purchase "is more about signalling resentment against the West than serving Turkey's pressing security needs," he told AFP.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-signs-deal-buy-russian-400-missile-systems-081502589.html
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The more Turkey moves towards Russia the better. Makes chances of them entering the E.U. much less probable and they will receive far less Western diplomatic and military support . Erdogan being the autocrat he is, it is better for the minorities if the West ditches him, because Western support for autocrats makes it harder for minorities to resist them.