Sputnik International
BY SPUTNIK INTERNATIONAL
MOSCOW (Sputnik), Ksenia Shakalova – Ankara is likely to reverse its decision to purchase F-16 fighter jets from the United States due to the price as well as other more modern options being available, Cagri Erhan, a member of the Turkish Presidency’s Security and Foreign Policies Council, told Sputnik in an interview.
In late February, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said that the US cannot sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkiye without approval from Congress, which means that its concerns regarding Greece’s stance and Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids need to be addressed.
“I believe that after the earthquakes Turkiye will give up asking for F-16 because it is $20 billion cost package,” Erhan said.
He believes the Turkish government made a mistake by asking for F-16s, which Congress is still refusing to give under “some pretext” and which are outdated and not competitive against other jets.
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