(Washington Post) Kareem Fahim and Amie Ferris-Rotman - Turkey has begun taking delivery of Russia's S-400 air-defense system, the Turkish defense ministry said on Friday, completing a deal that is likely to trigger sanctions from the U.S. The first components for the system arrived at an air base in Ankara. American officials had warned of dire repercussions, including canceling sales of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets to Ankara and the imposition of sanctions. The 2017 Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions Act mandates U.S. sanctions against anyone making a "significant" deal with the Russian defense industry. U.S. officials say Turkey's possession of the S-400 could give Russia access to secrets of the F-35's stealth technology.
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