Putin asked Turkey to build a plant to produce Bayraktar attack drones in Russia
During a meeting in Tehran, Vladimir Putin asked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to build a drone factory Bayraktar in Russia.
What we know
This is reported by CNN Turk, citing a source close to the Turkish president. Ankara has not yet commented on this information.
The source claims that the company Baykar Technologies is looking for a new country to create a production facility for unmanned aerial vehicles Bayraktar, and Putin wants the choice to be made in favor of the Russian Federation.
Time will tell how this story, if confirmed, will end. In the meantime, recall that Haluk Bayraktar, head of Baykar Technologies, said, that the Turkish company has a strategic partnership with Ukraine and will never sell its attack drones to Russia.
Source: CNN Turk
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