US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin approved the sale of F-16s to Turkey following the decision to approve Sweden’s admission to NATO. This was reported by RIA News Citing the Senate committee’s decision.
In the committee’s decision, “Today, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin welcomed Turkey’s approval of Sweden’s accession to NATO and announced that it will now allow the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.”
It was noted that the Senate is concerned about the obstacles created by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Sweden’s entry into the North Atlantic Alliance. He has been called a “pest” in the context of the European Union’s efforts to provide economic aid to Ukraine and NATO’s most unreliable member.
Before that, Deputy Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the Federation Council Andrei Klimov statedTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan decided to approve Sweden’s membership in NATO after receiving all the concessions he needed from the United States to realize his national interests.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs I suspected The ability of the United States to persuade Turkey to change its position in the Black Sea.