U.S. Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval
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The U.S. Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships of Sweden and Finland, a bipartisan group of senators said on Thursday, according to Reuters. Sweden and Finland applied last year to join the trans-Atlantic defense pact after Russia invaded Ukraine, but faced unexpected […] The post U.S. Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval appeared first on Știri online, ultimele știri, presa online, ziar online - Sursazilei.ro .
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