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Sources: US suggested Turkey transfer Russian-made missile system to Ukraine
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The United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defence systems to Ukraine to help it fight invading Russian forces, according to three sources familiar with the matter.


US officials have floated the suggestion over the past month with their Turkish counterparts, but no specific or formal request was made, the sources told Reuters


They said it also came up briefly during Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's visit to Turkey earlier this month.

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