Deal to purchase F-16 fighter jets could be conditional on Ankara accepting NATO enlargement, Senator Menendez reportedly said

Turkey’s request to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighters and modernization kits for almost 80 warplanes it already owns could reportedly be blocked by the US unless Ankara welcomes Finland and Sweden into NATO. Such a scenario was suggested by Senator Robert Menendez, the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as cited by the Washington Post on Wednesday.

“I hope the administration is noticing it as they’re considering F-16s,” the newspaper quoted the Democratic lawmaker as saying. “You should be telling [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan you’ve got to act in a different way if you want consideration for anything.”

The US senator was responding to Turkey’s obstruction of the membership requests of the two Nordic nations to NATO this week. The approval of all 30 members is required before new countries can be admitted. Ankara, however, said it won’t provide its consent because it claims Sweden and Finland harbored “terrorists.”

The objections seemingly referred to members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a Kurdish militant group that waged a lengthy guerilla campaign against the Turkish government. Erdogan reportedly wants as many as 30 people to be extradited by Finland and Sweden before he would allow them to join the US-led military bloc.

Turkey made a request for American warplanes last October, but the potential deal became somewhat contentious for the US government. The NATO ally was previously kicked out of the F-35 program in retaliation for its 2017 purchase of Russian-made anti-aircraft systems, which the US claimed could be used to reveal to Moscow the secrets of the advanced US-made stealth fighter.

In April, Reuters reported that the Department of State had sent a letter to Congress arguing that the proposed deal would serve American interests but stopping short of explicitly supporting it. Last month, the Biden administration asked congressional leaders to approve the aircraft sale, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier in May, citing insiders.

The Turkish leadership indicated that it perceived its request as a form of compensation for being snubbed on the F-35s, which it found “unjust”.

Babapyro:
Deal to purchase F-16 fighter jets could be conditional on Ankara accepting NATO enlargement, Senator Menendez reportedly said

Turkey’s request to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighters and modernization kits for almost 80 warplanes it already owns could reportedly be blocked by the US unless Ankara welcomes Finland and Sweden into NATO. Such a scenario was suggested by Senator Robert Menendez, the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as cited by the Washington Post on Wednesday.

“I hope the administration is noticing it as they’re considering F-16s,” the newspaper quoted the Democratic lawmaker as saying. “You should be telling [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan you’ve got to act in a different way if you want consideration for anything.”

The US senator was responding to Turkey’s obstruction of the membership requests of the two Nordic nations to NATO this week. The approval of all 30 members is required before new countries can be admitted. Ankara, however, said it won’t provide its consent because it claims Sweden and Finland harbored “terrorists.”

The objections seemingly referred to members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a Kurdish militant group that waged a lengthy guerilla campaign against the Turkish government. Erdogan reportedly wants as many as 30 people to be extradited by Finland and Sweden before he would allow them to join the US-led military bloc.

Turkey made a request for American warplanes last October, but the potential deal became somewhat contentious for the US government. The NATO ally was previously kicked out of the F-35 program in retaliation for its 2017 purchase of Russian-made anti-aircraft systems, which the US claimed could be used to reveal to Moscow the secrets of the advanced US-made stealth fighter.

In April, Reuters reported that the Department of State had sent a letter to Congress arguing that the proposed deal would serve American interests but stopping short of explicitly supporting it. Last month, the Biden administration asked congressional leaders to approve the aircraft sale, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier in May, citing insiders.

The Turkish leadership indicated that it perceived its request as a form of compensation for being snubbed on the F-35s, which it found “unjust”.
https://www.rt.com/news/555754-turkey-fighter-jets-nato/

Babapyro:
Mynd 44, lalasticlala, seun food for FP is ready

chopnaira:
Another Putin bumbum licking topic from Russia Today RT

Anyway, Erdogan go bow las las. Turkey is USA's stooge.

Babapyro:
Deal to purchase F-16 fighter jets could be conditional on Ankara accepting NATO enlargement, Senator Menendez reportedly said

Turkey’s request to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighters and modernization kits for almost 80 warplanes it already owns could reportedly be blocked by the US unless Ankara welcomes Finland and Sweden into NATO. Such a scenario was suggested by Senator Robert Menendez, the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as cited by the Washington Post on Wednesday.

“I hope the administration is noticing it as they’re considering F-16s,” the newspaper quoted the Democratic lawmaker as saying. “You should be telling [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan you’ve got to act in a different way if you want consideration for anything.”

The US senator was responding to Turkey’s obstruction of the membership requests of the two Nordic nations to NATO this week. The approval of all 30 members is required before new countries can be admitted. Ankara, however, said it won’t provide its consent because it claims Sweden and Finland harbored “terrorists.”

The objections seemingly referred to members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a Kurdish militant group that waged a lengthy guerilla campaign against the Turkish government. Erdogan reportedly wants as many as 30 people to be extradited by Finland and Sweden before he would allow them to join the US-led military bloc.

Turkey made a request for American warplanes last October, but the potential deal became somewhat contentious for the US government. The NATO ally was previously kicked out of the F-35 program in retaliation for its 2017 purchase of Russian-made anti-aircraft systems, which the US claimed could be used to reveal to Moscow the secrets of the advanced US-made stealth fighter.

In April, Reuters reported that the Department of State had sent a letter to Congress arguing that the proposed deal would serve American interests but stopping short of explicitly supporting it. Last month, the Biden administration asked congressional leaders to approve the aircraft sale, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier in May, citing insiders.

The Turkish leadership indicated that it perceived its request as a form of compensation for being snubbed on the F-35s, which it found “unjust”.
https://www.rt.com/news/555754-turkey-fighter-jets-nato/

aribisala0:
Does the British government fund the BBC ?


Yes or No

chopnaira:

Of course they do but the propaganda is what I am more concerned about.

RT workers resigning below due to propaganda and Russia invasion of Ukraine.

From 2014 to present. I guess they are tired of Putin's bullshit and meddling.

Gladly BBC is regulated via OFCOM.

aribisala0:
They all do propaganda OFCOM is made of of holy men of God from the planet ZOG?

aribisala0:

Even the stuff you cut and paste is propaganda

chopnaira:

No. They are men of Gods (MOGs) from Nigeria

You think everyone is as corrupt as Poutin and his dirty oligarchs.

Abeg shift make we see front.

Cubalabloo:
No one can threaten Turkey when Russia has their backing?

aribisala0:
Your mind is colonized

[s]What is an oligarch?

Which country does not have oligarchs
So America's oligarchs are "clean"

My point is they are all the same focus on Your Nigeria and stop taking sides in what does not concern Nigeria

BBC is propaganda. RT is propaganda
The BBC World service is funded by the Foreign Office of the British Government. It is STATE FUNDED and is an instrument of British Foreign Policy.
Any objective observer with a brain can see that the coverage of the war by Western media is propaganda
just this week soldiers surrendered in Azovstal and they all reported "EVACUATION" but folk like you pretend not to see the coordinated propaganda going on
The BBC does not report in significant detail the atrocities going on in Yemen or Israel .
It did not report in the detail the wa crimes in Iraq[/s]

Cubalabloo:
No one can threaten Turkey when Russia has their backing?

Cubalabloo:
No one can threaten Turkey when Russia has their backing?

KillerCrocodile:
Turkey bought the S400 from Russia...

Turkey wants to remain in the F-35 program....

That is not commendable.

Who is Erdogan's Turkey actually working for ?

Where does their allegiance truly lie...... To NATO or to The East ?

There are Security risks For the West with Turkey using the Russian S400 .

lampi:
It was initially a big mistake admitting an Islamic country in NATO. Turkey should be banished from nato because they can compromise the security structure of the organization.