Turkey is a member of NATO, but Turkey has procured S400 anti-aircraft missiles from NATO's nemesis, Russia, thus becoming an important superficial factor affecting relations between Turkey and the United States. The U.S. imposed unprecedented sanctions on Turkey, including a ban on the delivery of the finished F-35A Lightning II fighter jet to Turkey, as well as a ban on the Turkish aviation industry from intervening in the supply chain of the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. 202203308/Aviation Horizon/AZ, Turkey withstood pressure from the United States, insisted on purchasing and deploying S400 anti-aircraft missiles, and also tested the S400 anti-aircraft missiles with F-16 fighter jets purchased from the United States, which was humiliating to the rhythm of the United States.
Russia's attack on Ukraine gave the United States and Turkey an "opportunity" to solve the S400 anti-aircraft missile, and U.S. officials privately persuaded Turkey to hand over the purchased S400 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, thus achieving military assistance to Ukraine. In fact, the United States is plotting to reinforce Ukraine's long-range anti-aircraft missiles, not only targeting Turkey's S400 anti-aircraft missiles, but also trying to supply S300 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine through Slovakia. Russia began its military operations in Ukraine on February 24, and after Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine, the United States and the rest of the Western countries not only began to sanction Russia, but also provided military assistance to Ukraine, including Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and javelin anti-tank missiles.
Now Ukraine has killed the red eye, with anti-aircraft missiles and anti-tank missiles provided by the West, has carried out a large-scale strike on the Russian army, judging from the results announced by Ukraine, there have been many achievements, many Russian fighters and helicopters have been shot down, and a number of pilots have been captured. The support of the United States and NATO has given Ukraine the courage to persist in resistance, and the United States has continuously aided Ukraine in order to be able to continue the war between Russia and Ukraine, so it has also taken a fancy to Turkey's S400 air defense missiles, and the United States is trying to "kill more birds with one stone", because if Turkey provides S400 air defense missiles to Ukraine, the relationship between Turkey and Russia will break up.
Aviation Vision believes that Turkey will not be the first bird, after the Turkish foreign minister has publicly stated that Turkey will not join the sanctions against Russia, in order to maintain a relationship of mutual trust with Russia. Turkey also helped Russia when it attacked Ukraine, and Turkey banned NATO warships from entering the Black Sea by closing the Turkish Strait, so that Russia could not worry about NATO's threat in the Black Sea. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin have had a very good relationship because Putin once saved Erdogan, and erdogan foiled an attempted coup d'état in Turkey thanks to russian intelligence.
Although Turkey has joined NATO, it has never been able to join the European Union, which shows that Turkey is only a tool for NATO to hold the Black Sea, Turkey is very aware of its position in NATO, although Turkey has the second largest military strength of NATO, but the United States is full of suspicion about Turkey, so Turkey and the United States cannot reach consensus on many issues. When Russia attacked Ukraine, Turkey's performance was quite "different" within NATO, and the United States tried to get Turkey to supply S400 air defense missiles to Ukraine, thus tearing turkey's close ties with Russia, in fact, the United States overestimated its influence and underestimated Turkey's political wisdom.