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| US ambassador says ‘fruitful’ talks held with Turkey on F-35s, Russian air defense system |
| 2025-12-10 |
| [IsraelTimes] The US ambassador to Turkey says Washington and Ankara are holding talks on purchasing F-35 stealth fighter jets, which it is barred from doing since acquiring the S-400 air defense system from Russia. “As laid out in US law, Turkey must no longer operate nor possess the S-400 system to return to the F-35 program. The positive relationship between President Trump and President Erdogan has created a new atmosphere of cooperation, which has led to the most fruitful conversations we have had on this topic in nearly a decade,” Ambassador Tom Barrack writes on X. “Our hope is that these talks will yield a breakthrough in the coming months that meets both the security requirements of the United States and Turkey.” |
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