ANKARA: Turkiye and the United States are discussing the US sanctions and obstacles to Ankara rejoining the F-35 jet program but nothing has changed with respect to its possession of Russian S-400 air defenses, the defense ministry said on Friday.
The NATO allies have been at loggerheads since 2020 when Washington removed Ankara from Lockheed Martin’s fighter jet program and imposed sanctions over Turkiye’s acquisition of the S-400s, which Washington calls a security threat.
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