Trump laments US prohibition on selling F-35s to Turkey

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled reluctance to punish Turkey over its acquisition of a Russian air defense system, saying it was "not fair" that the United States would now be prohibited from selling Ankara billions of dollars worth of F-35 stealth fighter jets.
Trump's remarks were his first about next steps after Turkey defiantly rebuffed US warnings and started taking delivery of Russia's S-400 air defense system last week.
"We're working through it, we'll see what happens. But it's not really fair," Trump told reporters at a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
Trump again appeared to blame his predecessor, Barack Obama, for failing to sell America's best alternative to the Russian S-400s - Patriot missiles, made by Raytheon Co. He said Turkey was "forced to buy another missile system."
"Because of the fact that [Turkey] bought a Russian missile, we...

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