The United States and Turkey appeared to make no progress during talks at NATO h...
BRUSSELS - The United States and Turkey appeared to make no progress during talks at NATO headquarters on Wednesday toward resolving a major dispute over Ankara’s plans to acquire a Russian air defense system, just ahead of its expected July delivery.
“The secretary was very firm, once again, that Turkey will not have both the S-400 and the F-35. And if they accept the S-400 they should accept ramifications not only to the F-35 program but also to their economic situation,” the official said. Asked if Turkey changed its position in any way, the official said: “There were no surprises but...the minister and the secretary were very clear with each other.”If the United States follows through with removing Turkey from the F-35 program, and imposes sanctions on the NATO ally, it would be one of the most significant ruptures in recent history in the relationship between the two nations, experts said.
The ministry said Esper and Akar “emphasized the importance of maintaining dialogue between Turkey and the United States.”
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