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Trump weighs Turkey F-35 sale
Trump puts Turkey F-35 access before U.S. review as Erdoğan meeting adds Ukraine-Russia security stakes
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President Donald Trump met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara around NATO talks, putting possible F-35 sales, Turkey’s fighter-jet modernization, Ukraine-Russia diplomacy, and Israel’s objections into the same U.S. decision frame.
- Frame 1Trump puts Turkey F-35 access before U.S. review as Erdoğan meeting adds Ukraine-Russia security stakes.
- Frame 2Turkey wants a path back to the F-35 program after its 2019 expulsion over Russia’s S-400 system.
- Frame 3A $700 million engine deal could modernize Turkey’s fighter fleet while U.S. officials review legal conditions.
- Frame 4Netanyahu urged Trump to limit weapons that could shift the Israel-Turkey military balance.
- Frame 5The meeting put alliance security, arms sales, and Russia-Ukraine war diplomacy inside one NATO room.
- Frame 6The next U.S. review decides whether advanced jets move forward without splitting allies.
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