Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expressed his displeasure on Sundayregarding the U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration’s decision tocondition the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey on Turkish approval ofSweden’s NATO membership bid. Erdogan shared this information during apress conference held after a G20 summit in New Delhi.
He revealed that during the summit, he had a sideline discussion withPresident Biden, where the connection between F-16 supply and Sweden’s NATOratification was discussed.
Erdogan expressed his strong dissatisfaction with this approach, which hadcaused significant tension.
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This situation emerged after Turkey initially posed obstacles to Sweden’sNATO membership but later agreed to submit the matter to the Turkishparliament for ratification during a NATO summit in July. U.S. NationalSecurity Adviser Jake Sullivan indicated that the F-16 transfer to Turkeywould proceed in consultation with Congress, but the exact timing of bothevents remained uncertain
