U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Thursday that Turkish rival Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stopped buying Russian oil in the war in Ukraine as Erdogan seeks a long-awaited deal to buy our stealth fighter jets.
When Erdogan visited the White House for the first time since 2019, since Trump’s first term in 2019, Trump called on him to use his influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Moscow invasion.
Trump said he will discuss Ankara’s desire to buy high-tech F-35 aircraft and is preparing to impose sanctions on Turkey for purchasing Russian air defense missiles.
NATO ally Türkiye is start up In the flagship US stealth fighter program after Trump Buy provocatively Russia’s S-400 ground-oriented air missile system.
“I want him to stop buying any oil from Russia,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office with Erdogan.
Trump said Erdogan was “very respected” by Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and could have a big impact if he wanted. Now, he is very neutral.
“The best thing he can do is not buy oil and gas from Russia,” Trump added.
When asked when the U.S. sanctions on Russian missiles by Türkiye’s defense department ended, Trump replied: “If we have a good meeting, almost immediately.”
The first Trump administration is not worried that Türkiye’s purchase of Russia’s air defense system will eventually make Natos’ main opponent a window into the alliance’s capabilities.
“Highly self-righteous”
Trump, wearing a golden fighter badge on the lapel of his blazer, confirmed they will discuss Turkey’s efforts to end the long-standing cracks to buy more American planes.
“He wants the F-35, he wants that, and we’re talking about that very seriously,” Trump said.
Trump, known for his admiration for powerful foreign leaders, has long expressed his love for Erdogan despite a man embracing him Suppression In Türkiye on the opposition. Despite the fact that Erdogan has a conflict with Key Us Ally, his popular welcome is here too Israel in Gaza and Syria.
“This is a highly self-righteous person. Usually, I don’t like self-righteous people, but I always like this person, but he’s a tough guy.”
“He knows more about rigging elections than anyone else,” Trump said, leaving friends behind even as Republicans leave the office because of what he calls a “rigging election.”
