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Envoy: Turkey’s 2016 S‑400 purchase prompted U.S. sanctions; F‑35 and F‑16 talks continue
Summary
Ambassador Barak recounted the origins of U.S. restrictions on Turkey’s F‑35 participation after Ankara purchased Russia’s S‑400 system following the 2016 coup attempt, and said negotiations are ongoing to restore broader defense cooperation.
Ambassador Thomas Barak described the long‑running U.S. dispute with Turkey over defense purchases, saying the 2016 attempted coup and Ankara’s subsequent purchase of a Russian S‑400 air‑defense system prompted congressional sanctions and halted Turkey’s participation in the F‑35 program.
Barak recounted that after the coup attempt in 2016 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sought stronger internal protection and…
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