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Russia and Turkey likely to sign S-400 missile deal next year - Ifax

FILE PHOTO: A view shows S-400 surface-to-air missile system after its deployment near Kaliningrad

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is likely to sign a contract for delivery of an additional batch of its S-400 missile systems to Turkey next year, the Interfax news agency cited Sergei Chemezov, head of state conglomerate Rostec, as saying on Sunday.

Turkey bought a batch of the missile systems from Russia last year, leading to its suspension by Washington from the U.S. F-35 stealth fighter jet programme. The United States has said that Turkey risks U.S. sanctions if it deploys the Russian-made S-400s.

(Reporting by Polina Ivanova; Editing by David Goodman)