国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkeys S-400 deal signals closer ties with Russia but no alternative to NATO
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 15-- <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="S">S</span>-400 <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>.</p><p><span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="air">air</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="compatible">compatible</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>. <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obligated">obligated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="S">S</span>-400 <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="S">S</span>-400 <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detect">detect</span>, <span word="track">track</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>, <span word="drones">drones</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> 400 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frontline">frontline</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="bordering">bordering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="assertive">assertive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="engulfed">engulfed</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p>
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