Exclusive: Remember that Pantsir, the Russian missile defence system the US extracted from Libya? It ended up in Turkey, under joint US and Turkish custody.
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The United States had ordered an operation to extract the Pantsir, fearing it could fall into the hands of extremists.Turkey, keen to study the Pantsir in detail, insisted it should take custody of it. Both sought to sway the Libyan government into siding with them.
The GNA’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and interior minister Fathi Bashagha “felt like children in a divorce,” said an official, explaining how the government in Tripoli was dragged into this international dispute.
They were relieved when the US and Turkey agreed a compromise.
They were relieved when the US and Turkey agreed a compromise.
This deal underlined a relationship that’s been overshadowed by the dispute between Washington and Ankara over Turkey’s acquisition of Russian S400 missile defence systems.
Both countries remain (NATO) allies.
Both countries remain (NATO) allies.
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