The US has offered to sell missiles to Turkey, their state media has claimed (Image: GETTY)
The news was delivered by Turkish state media. The outlet claimed Turkish defence and foreign affairs ministries are in talks with the US over the purchase of US Patriot missiles. They were holding the talks with officials from a US delegation, according to the reports.
Turkey had initially planned to buy an S-400 anti-aircraft missile system from Russia, despite warnings from the US and Nato allies it could pose security risks if integrated with Western systems.
During a fringe panel discussion at a Nato summit in July 2018, Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu claimed he had chosen to purchase the system from Russia because he could not obtain a similar one from allies in the West.
Mr Çavuşoğlu said: “I tried to buy from my allies.
“I wanted to buy from the US for the last 10 years, it didn’t work.
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