European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said on Friday that the ideal situation for Turkey would be to discontinue its bid for European Union membership, two days after the European Parliament accepted a report seeking suspension of membership talks with Turkey.

The process of deploying Russia’s S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems in Turkey will begin in October, Turkish Minister of Defence Hulusi Akar said.

Turkish president Erdogan has found himself in a tight spot, politically motivated by the fact that the opposition in Turkey is accusing him of a tragic failure in his policy in the Eastern Mediterranean.