Government of Russia

U.S. agents extracted a high-level Russian government source who had confirmed Vladimir Putin's direct role in interfering in the 2016 US presidential election, U.S. media reported late on Sept. 9.

Ankara and Moscow are in talks on production of the S-400 air defense systems component parts in Turkey, Alexander Mikheev, head of Russian official arms exporter company Rosoboronexport, said on July 25.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on a visit to Germany and yesterday urged Europe to make a clearer stance on the Iranian nuclear deal, BTA reported.
    Lavrov expressed Russia's growing concern about the US's exit from nuclear arms control treaties.

Russian-Turkish cooperation has reached "a strategic level," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on July 3.       

Russia will make first delivery of the S-400 missile systems to Turkey in July, Russian news agencies cited the head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport saying on Wednesday, in accordance with the earlier-stated plans.
"We are making first delivery in July as part of out plans," Alexander Mikheev is quoted as saying by RIA news agency.

All preliminary measures for the delivery of Russian S-400 missile defense systems to Turkey are complete, the head of Russia's arms export company Rosoboronexport said on June 26.       

Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis expressed concern Thursday over Turkey's destabilizing role in the region.

The delivery of S-400 missile defense systems to Turkey is going according to schedule, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, according to a report in Turkey's Anadolu state news agency.
"The delivery will be carried out earlier than originally planned, at the request of the Turkish side," Peskov was quoted as saying during a visit to Kazakhstan.

Russia's Federal Security Service, FSB, has warned about this.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this on Tuesday in a conversation with hiss Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.