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Politico: Menendez vows to block plan to sell fighter jets to Turkey
The senator blasted Turkey's human rights record in a statement.
The chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is vowing to continue blocking the transfer of warplanes to Turkey unless Ankara improves its human rights record and ceases threatening U.S. regional allies.
The Biden administration is considering a $20 billion transfer of 40 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and, separately, F-35 fighter jets for Greece, a development first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Friday and later confirmed by a person familiar with discussions who spoke to POLITICO on condition of anonymity.
Such a deal would require congressional approval and for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to end his longstanding opposition to sending fighter jets to Ankara.
But in a statement Menendez’s office drafted for the media and obtained ahead of time by POLITICO, the senator said he hasn’t changed his mind.
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Update #1: Biden Administration Faces Resistance to Plan to Sell F-16s to Turkey -- New York Times
Update #2: Top Democrat opposes Biden administration plan to sell warplanes to Turkey -- FOX News
Update #3: US Lawmakers Object To F-16 Fighter Jet Sale To Turkey Over Its 'antagonistic Actions' -- Republic World
WNU Editor: This is a major sale .... Biden administration preparing $20bn F-16 deal with Turkiye (The Cradle).
6 comments:
No chance the Congress approves this arms sale to Turkey. Greeces deal will sale through.
/maybe Turkey is getting some pressure to be a little more lenient on new NATO entrants.
Of course it will be approved like many other deals have this is what the US does sell weapons.
sail?
I like the Turkish livery.
"Ilion, land of horses."
possible
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