Russia–Turkey relations

Turkey's military says the first phase of the delivery of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems has been completed.

The military said the delivery of a "first group" of components ended on Thursday. A second group of components is due to begin arriving in the capital Ankara soon.

First shipment of Russian S-400 missile defense system hardware to Ankara started on July 12, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said.

Ankara intends to push Turkey-Russia relations forward through strong political will and close dialogue between leaders, Turkey's industry and technology minister said on July 8.

U.S. President Donald Trump, during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the G20 summit, acknowledged Turkey's right to continue participating in the F-35 fighter jet program, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on July 4.

The Trump administration still plans to impose sanctions on Turkey and remove it from a critical fighter jet program if the NATO ally acquires Russian air defenses, US officials told Reuters, despite the Turkish president's assurances to the contrary.

U.S. President Donald Trump said there will be no U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its decision to purchase Russian missile defense systems, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on June 29, hours after the two leaders held bilateral talks.

President Vladimir Putin on June 8 praised the Turkey-Russia cooperation on TurkStream, a project that will transport Russian gas to Turkey.

Serbia has taken delivery of the pipes it will use to construct its section of the TurkStream pipeline to carry Russian natural gas to Europe, the country's energy minister said on May 21.

But Dacic pointed out that Belgrade is used to coming under pressure from abroad.

To reduce the politicization of the energy sector, experts from Russia, Serbia and Turkey called for a discussion in Sofia on the development of gas projects in the Balkans.

During the forum, Bulgartransgaz reported that in the deep-water drilling of the Black Sea  near Burgas, there are still no oil and gas.