“What I can tell you is that some declarations were made on this particular issue by President Erdogan. I think we should trust him, we should listen to him. When President Erdogan tells me something, I trust him, so you may follow suit,” Ambassador Alexei Yerhov told Hurriyet, in response to a question on the S-400 agreement in an interview on April 4.

The U.S. announced on April 1 that it would be suspending all “deliveries and activities” related to Turkey’s procurement of the F-35 stealth fighter jet over Ankara’s plans to purchase S-400 systems but before and after the statement, Turkey repeatedly called the agreement with Russia a “done deal” and that it will not step back.

On April 3, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov told reporters in Moscow that Ankara has “distinctly” fulfilled its obligations undertaken under the contract.

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