NATO army bought Russian missiles and now it can’t give them away
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NATO army bought Russian missiles and now it can’t give them away
The US plan to sell Türkiye F-35 stealth fighter jets has stalled, blocked by a Russian missile system Ankara bought years ago, Semafor reported. Lawmakers in Washington won't clear the deal while Türkiye keeps the hardware. The lone buyer in talks hasn't budged, and destroying the system is now on the table. Russia has long used arms exports to pull buyers into its orbit, and the war it started raised the price of those ties—leaving governments…
The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that negotiations between Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates to sell S-400 air defense systems in order to acquire F-35s from the US have stalled. The analysis stated that despite the UAE option being blocked, Moscow would not prevent such a sale.
While Turkey's return to the F-35 program is stalled by the S-400 obstacle, Russian media reported that Ankara has also failed to make progress in its S-400 negotiations with the UAE to overcome this crisis.
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