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Western media outlets, including Reuters, Sky News, and the Times, have reported that there is credible evidence indicating that Chinese companies are supplying military drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine.

The Turkish Defense Ministry on Wednesday said that training has commenced on the controversial Russian S-400 missile defense system that has soured Ankara's ties with Washington and raised tension with Athens.

In a post on Twitter, the minister said that training on the long-range air and missile defense system has started in Gatchina, Russia.

Responding to Ankara's announcement that it will proceed with the installation of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in October 2019, Washington has warned of sanctions and repercussions in defense trade.

The Defense Ministry announced on Friday that the Dutch are also suppressing information about those who handed the engine over to the investigators.

It added that the Dutch investigators could have glossed over the source of origin of the missile engine because it could belong to Ukraine's armed forces, Sputnik is reporting.

Russia is discussing with Serbia the deliveries of S-300 air defense system battalions. According to military expert Konstantin Sivkov, Serbia wants the S-300 to be protected from possible external aggression.

Buk-M1-2 air defence system in 2010. Command post 9C470M1-2, TELAR 9A310M1-2 and a TEL 9A39M1-2 from the backside. Static display at Engineering technologies 2010 exposition. Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin / Wikipedia

BELGRADE - Serbian authorities are planning to discuss with the Russian leadership purchases of the Buk missile systems, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Monday.

Russia has offered Iran advanced surface-to-air missiles after scrapping a similar deal in 2010 because of UN sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme, the state defence company said on Feb. 23.
      
Any such a deal is likely to go down badly in Washington as Western countries seek to keep up the pressure on Iran to agree a comprehensive deal on its nuclear activities.