31 May 2019: Turkey on May 31 denied reports claiming Ankara is considering delay in procurement of Russian S-400 missile defense systems on U.S. demands. “Reports of some media organs in recent days which say Turkey considers delaying S-400procurement on U.S. demand are baseless,” Hami Aksoy, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, said. “Our procurement process of S-400 from Russia is ongoing as planned,” Aksoy added.