Sergei Chemezov

Day 686 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Turkey has said that a U.S. House of Representatives' resolution condemning Ankara's purchase of Russian defense systems and urging potential sanctions was unacceptably threatening.

Russia intends to complete the delivery of its S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey by the end of this year, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov reportedly said at the 14th IDEX-2019 international defense show on Monday, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS.

Russia can sell its C-400 Triumph C-400 missile systems to the United States if they want to do so. Such an opinion was expressed by the director of the Russian company Rosthech, the producer of the systems, Sergei Chemezov, in an interview with the US edition The Washington Post, FOCUS quoted TASS as saying.

Russia will supply Turkey with four S-400 surface-to-air missile divisions for $2.5 billion under a deal that is almost finalised, Sergei Chemezov, head of Russian state conglomerate Rostec, told the Kommersant daily on Dec. 27.

Russia is closing in on a deal with Turkey to supply its latest S-400 air-defense system to Ankara, Moscow said June 3, in the latest sign of restored ties.     

Russia’s S-400 long-range air defense missile system is most likely to be selected for Turkey’s long-range anti-missile shield, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık has said.

“Russia’s S-400 missile system seems to be the most possible in discussions. Some progress was obtained in the talks, but we are not at the stage of a signature yet,” Işık said Feb. 22 in a televised interview.

Russia's S-400 long-range air defense missile system is most likely to be selected for Turkey's long-range anti-missile shield, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık has said.

"Russia's S-400 missile system seems to be the most possible in discussions. Some progress was obtained in the talks, but we are not at the stage of a signature yet," Işık said Feb. 22 in a televised interview. 

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Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation and a close aide of President Vladmir Putin, has hinted that the Russian company is ready strike a multi-billion dollar deal with India to manufacture six conventional submarines for the South Asian country.

Russia has finalized a contract for the delivery of advanced air-defense missile systems to Iran, the head of a Russian state-controlled industrial conglomerate said on Nov. 9.