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Despite Turkey's assurances, US still eyes sanctions, F-35 exit
The Trump administration still plans to impose sanctions on Turkey and remove it from a critical fighter jet program if the NATO ally acquires Russian air defenses, US officials told Reuters, despite the Turkish president's assurances to the contrary.
Trump didn’t mention sanctions: Erdoğan
Turkey is confident that an ongoing row with the United States will be resolved without sanctions and that economic ties between the two NATO allies will further be boosted, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said after his much-anticipated meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Osaka, Japan on June 29.
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Erdoğan urges world to keep Khashoggi case on agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump said there will be no U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its decision to purchase Russian missile defense systems, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on June 29, hours after the two leaders held bilateral talks.
Erdogan says no indication from Trump of US sanctions over S-400 deal
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he had not seen indications in his talks with President Donald Trump that the United States will impose sanctions on Ankara over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defence systems.
Pompeo says US ready to talk to Iran with 'no preconditions'
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said June 2 that the Trump administration is ready for unconditional discussions with Iran in an effort to ease rising tensions that have sparked fears of conflict. But the United States will not relent in trying to pressure the Islamic Republic to change its behavior in the Middle East, America's top diplomat said.
Erdoğan reiterates proposal for S-400 working group to Trump
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation on May 30 with U.S. President Donald Trump in which he reiterated Ankara's proposal to form a working group to discuss Turkey's pending procurement of Russia's S-400 missile defense system.
Erdoğan and Trump may meet soon: Turkish official
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump may soon have a face-to-face meeting, either in Turkey or on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan next month, a senior Turkish official said on May 22.
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Erdoğan, Trump hold phone call
In a phone call on April 29, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump discuss a proposal for the working group on S-400 Russian air defense system, according to a statement by the Turkish presidency.
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Turkish commentary questions whether Ankara is relying too much on Trump
Amid an increasing deterioration of US-Turkey relations, a commentary published in Turkey's Hurriyet has raised the question whether Ankara is relying too much on American President Donald Trump to save ties.
Son-in-law diplomacy
A high-stakes bargaining game is currently in progress over the fate of the US-made F-35 fighter jets and Russian-made S-400 missile systems ordered by Turkey. We are keenly anticipating how this will all end. We are living in different times to the days when decisions in the United States were taken by bureaucrats and competent state officials.
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