U.S.-Turkish fighter jet feud risks NATO crisis at crucial time for Ukraine

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U.S.-Turkish fighter jet feud risks NATO crisis at crucial time for Ukraine
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An advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Newsweek that 'anti-Turkish lobbies' do 'not help to strengthen Euro-Atlantic alliance.'

Foreign Relations Committee, including the chair, Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, and the ranking member, Republican Senator Jim Risch of Idaho.

"Those groups were and now are directly involved with anti-Turkish lobbies and use every opportunity to 'punish' Türkiye," Erhan said."Their attitude did not and does not help to strengthen Euro-Atlantic alliance.""As I have repeatedly made clear, I strongly oppose the Biden administration's proposed sale of new F-16 aircraft to Turkey," Menendez told.

"As Russia continues its brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine," Menendez said,"Turkey has a responsibility and an opportunity to unequivocally demonstrate its commitment to NATO and to regional peace and security by fully rejecting any military cooperation with a war criminal like"Between continued antagonistic violations of Greece's airspace and the delaying of the accession process for Sweden and Finland's NATO membership," Menendez argued,"I sincerely...

A U.S. Air Force demonstration pilot flies an F-16 over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona on March 5.The Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C. also highlighted the importance of NATO allies being able to use equipment capable of being integrated among the armed forces of member states. "The U.S. has been Türkiye's number one partner in defense industry," the embassy said."We still count on our close cooperation with the U.S. defense industry in order to maintain our military capabilities."

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