The aggressor is interested in updating its air fleet at the expense of modern drones.
Turkey does not conduct negotiations with Russia regarding cooperation in the production of drones, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said.
The head of the Turkish defense industry Ismail Demir expressed the same opinion in an interview with Hurriyet.
“I cannot say that it is possible. There is nothing that entered our agenda and started working. The process is formed within the framework of the policy of the Republic of Turkey. We are working on the technical side of the issue,” said Demir.
Earlier, the CNN Türk channel, with reference to the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reported that Russia is interested in cooperation with the Turkish company Baykar Makina, which produces the well-known Bayraktar drones. Previously, its CEO Haluk Bayraktar stated that the company will not sell Bayraktar drones to Russia.
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On July 24, the Ukrainian mass media reported that Iran sent a batch of Shahed 129 attack drones via the Caspian Sea to Russia. However, the United States said that it does not see any signs of the Russian Ministry of Defense purchasing Iranian military drones.
Attempts Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans to deepen ties with Iran amid the war in Ukraine pose a “serious threat,” says Jake Sullivan, the US president's national security adviser.
Previously Sullivan warned that Iran may begin supplying Russia with combat drones for the war in Ukraine, particularly those that can carry weapons. The Russian delegation has visited the Kashan Airfield in central Iran at least twice in the past month, where it studied the Shahed-191 and Shahed-129 drones.
Immediately after the publication of this information, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdullahian assured the head of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba that Iran is against Russia's war with Ukraine and denied statement about the supply of weapons.
