Ankara is not going to go against Washington and adhere to sanctions against Moscow. Any pressure on this account will be perceived as a hostile manifestation, and the country will give a worthy response to it. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu. The diplomat described the main geopolitical problem of the last few years as a household language, so that it became clear to everyone that the US behaves incorrectly. "We see that the US has problems with the Russian Federation, the US has decided on sanctions because of interference in the elections. If I have a bad relationship with someone, will I call and tell everyone: "Do not be friends with him". Is this possible? Therefore, we do not accept this, "Cavusoglu said in an interview with Anadolu. Turkey is still going to buy Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, and America should not interfere. "Do you impose sanctions on us for this? With this approach, relations will not go. If there are sanctions, we will answer. If you want such a relationship, then this is your choice, "the diplomat said.. At the same time, Cavusoglu tried to express himself extremely cautiously, stressing that despite criticism of certain steps of Washington, Turkey sees in the United States primarily an ally. "The final decision remains for the leadership, and it does not want to spoil the relationship with us. Our leaders have good relations, but not all of them decide, there are other structures, "the minister said.. He also scolded the Americans for short-sighted policy in the Iranian issue. "If the United States has problems with Iran, they need to sit down together and talk. But the US withdraws from the agreement, impose sanctions, require other countries to support them. We are against this approach, so it is impossible. To drive Iran into a corner is unproductive and dangerous, "the politician said.. He noted that, like in the case of Russia, the US should not force other countries to join sanctions against Iran. On the negotiations of Turkey and Russia on the purchase of S-400 became known in November 2016. The fact of concluding the contract was confirmed by the Russian side in September 2017, at the same time Turkey made an advance payment. Turkey will become the first NATO member state to receive from Russia the S-400. The number of delivered complexes was not officially specified. This deal is not very popular with Americans. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell warned that the acquisition of S-400 by Turkey would lead to Washington's application of sanctions against Ankara and a qualitative change in bilateral relations. In addition, the State Department threatened that the US could refuse to transfer Turkey's acquired F-35.