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Trump administration slams NATO ally Turkey for weapon test

by Robert Burns
| October 24, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday slammed Turkey for taking a new step toward fielding a Russian-made air defense weapon. The U.S. complaint marked a deepening rift that threatens the future of a security relationship that has been central to the NATO military alliance for seven decades.

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