ANKARA (Reuters) - The looming threat of U.S. sanctions and a wider rupture with Western allies over Turkey's purchase of Russian air defences is raising concern in Ankara, two Turkish officials said, despite public insistence the deal will go ahead as planned.
With barely a month left until Turkey could take delivery of Moscow's S-400 missile defence system, triggering automatic U.S. sanctions, the Turkish government continues to say it will not be deflected from its agreement with Russia.
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