Senators say no F-16 upgrades for Turkey if it blocks Finland, Sweden from joining NATO

Senators to Biden: No F-16s for Turkey Until Finland and Sweden Join NATO

A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers led by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday asking that he hold off on selling F-16 jets to Turkey until the country agrees to ratify Sweden and Finland as new members of NATO. The letter (pdf) talks about the senators’ concern regarding Turkey’s refusal to allow Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance. “A failu…

US Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval

Turkey is desperate to buy more fighter jets. Sweden and Finland are desperate to join the trans-Atlantic pact. US Congress members want to put the two together.

US Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval

Sweden and Finland applied last year to join the trans-Atlantic defence pact after Russia invaded Ukraine, but faced unexpected objections from Turkey and have since sought to win its support.

Lawmakers urge Biden to delay F-16 sales to Turkey over Sweden, Finland NATO bid

President Joe Biden has been urged to delay the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey by a bipartisan group of lawmakers over the country's opposition to bids by Finland and Sweden to join NATO.

Senators in Bipartisan Push to Block F-16 Sale to Turkey, Unless It Relents on NATO Admissions

An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos / Corbis / Corbis via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) – President Biden’s plan to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey faced another potential roadblock on Thursday when 27 U.S. senators, most of them Democrats, informed him in a letter that if Ankara does not stop blocking Sweden and Finland’s entry into NATO, Congress will not support the sale. “Congress cannot consider future support …

U.S. Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships of Sweden and Finland, a bipartisan group of senators said on Thursday. Read full story