Tuesday, June 11, 2019

U.S. Ends Turkish Pilot F-35 Training



Daily Sabah: Turkey slams US resolution, chafes at pressure over S-400 deal as F-35 pilots grounded

Turkey has slammed an "unacceptable" U.S. resolution and expressed concern about the alliance between Ankara and Washington, saying a U.S. House of Representatives' resolution condemning Ankara's purchase of Russian air defense missile systems and urging potential sanctions was unacceptably threatening.

The resolution "Expressing Concern for the United States-Turkey Alliance" approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday does not comply with the deep-rooted friendship and relations of the alliance between Turkey and the U.S., a Foreign Ministry statement said Tuesday.

"The decision ratifying unjust and unfounded allegations about Turkey's foreign policy and its judicial system is never acceptable," it added.

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More News On The U.S. Ending The Turkish Pilot F-35 Training Program

Turkish F-35 pilots no longer flying at U.S. base - Pentagon -- Reuters
Turkish F-35 pilots no longer flying at US base amid S-400 row -- Al Jazeera
US Grounds Turkish F-35 Pilots -- Foreign Policy
US pulls plug on Turkish pilot F-35 training over Russian S-400 row, as threat of sanctions grows -- Ekathimerini
US kicks out pilots in dispute with Turkey -- Stars and Stripes/Washington Post
Turkish Pilots Grounded From F-35 Training in Arizona - Report -- Sputnik
Turkey chafes at U.S. pressure over Russian defenses -- Reuters

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