Sullivan Says US to Move Forward With $20 Billion F-16 Sale to Turkey
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the Biden administration will move forward with a $20 billion sale of Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.
Sullivan’s comments came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to back Sweden’s NATO bid after over a year of negotiations. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Erdogan would submit Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkey’s parliament for approval.
Sullivan insisted that the F-16 sale to Turkey and the issue of Sweden’s NATO bid were not related. However, President Biden previously made clear that the two issues were linked.
