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Turkey’s participation in a program to replace a wide range of combat aircraft for countries has been suspended NATO After it purchased an advanced Russian missile defense system in 2019.
But with improvement US-Turkish relations In response to the Russian invasion of UkraineHe said US President joe biden In June, Erdogan said he would support a sale fighters "F-16" least developed.
It was not supported Congress Which military sales require his endorsement, given the concerns of the most prominent American legislators about Turkey’s hard-line rhetoric toward its traditional adversary, Greece.
Erdogan told reporters after Friday prayers: "The United States is not the only one selling warplanes in the world. Sold by UK, France and Russia too".
He continued: "They can be purchased from other places and others send us signals".
Erdogan made a series of positive statements toward Russia ahead of a scheduled meeting with President Vladimir Putin during a regional summit to be hosted by Uzbekistan next week.
He accused the West of"provocation" Russia has supplied Ukraine with weapons and blamed Europe’s energy crisis on European Union sanctions against Moscow.
Erdogan revealed that he asked Putin to reduce the price of natural gas that Turkey imports from Russia.
Ankara’s strategic relations with Washington have been strained over the years due to several files, from the deterioration of Turkey’s human rights record to American cooperation with a Kurdish faction in Syria that Erdogan considers "terrorist".
Erdogan stated that he would raise the issue of US military support for the Kurds if he was allowed to hold a meeting with Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, starting from September 13.
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Turkey’s participation in a program to replace a wide range of combat aircraft for countries has been suspended NATO After it purchased an advanced Russian missile defense system in 2019.
But with improvement US-Turkish relations In response to the Russian invasion of UkraineHe said US President joe biden In June, Erdogan said he would support a sale F-16 fighters least developed.
It was not supported Congress Which military sales require his endorsement, given the concerns of the most prominent American legislators about Turkey’s hard-line rhetoric toward its traditional adversary, Greece.
“The United States is not the only one selling warplanes in the world. The United Kingdom, France and Russia also sell them,” Erdogan told reporters after Friday prayers.
“It can be bought from other places and others are sending us signals,” he added.
Erdogan made a series of positive statements toward Russia ahead of a scheduled meeting with President Vladimir Putin during a regional summit to be hosted by Uzbekistan next week.
He accused the West of “provoking” Russia by supplying arms to Ukraine and blamed Europe’s energy crisis on European Union sanctions against Moscow.
Erdogan revealed that he asked Putin to reduce the price of natural gas that Turkey imports from Russia.
Ankara’s strategic relations with Washington have been strained over the years due to several files, from the deterioration of Turkey’s human rights record to US cooperation with a Kurdish faction in Syria that Erdogan considers a “terrorist”.
Erdogan stated that he would raise the issue of US military support for the Kurds if he was allowed to hold a meeting with Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, starting from September 13.