The United States is ready to return Turkey to the fifth-generation American F-35 fighter jet production program if it is possible to resolve the issue of the Russian C-400 anti-aircraft missile systems acquired by Ankara. US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland told CNN Turk about this.
"We were in the process of negotiating the sale of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems. While they were going on, Turkey went in a different direction. If we can resolve the C-400 issue, the US will be happy to welcome Turkey back into the F-35 family. But, first, we have to solve that other issue while simultaneously providing Turkey with a strong air defense system," he noted.
