"The United States is not sold, some are sold to us in the country"

According to Agence France-Presse, Turkish President Erdogan said on the 9th that if the United States cannot keep a promise to deliver the F-16 fighter, Turkey may switch to Russia and other countries to seek military sales.

It is reported that after obtaining an advanced Russian missile defense system in 2019, Turkey was expelled from plans to replace a large number of fighters for NATO allies.

However, with the war of war against Russia, US President Biden told Erdogan in June that he would support the sale of less advanced F-16 fighters to Turkey.

This move failed to be promoted in Congress, because many important members of the United States were worried about Turkey's tough remarks on rivals Greece, and US military sales must be supported by Congress.

Erdogan told reporters on the 9th: "The United States is not the only country in the world to sell fighters. Britain, France, and Russia also sell fighters." Erdogan said: "We can purchase fighters from other places, and other countries are also in other countries. Send a signal to us. "

It is reported that before a few days later, Erdogan published a series of positive evaluations of Russia before a meeting with Russian President Putin.

He accused the West of Ukraine with "provocations" to Russia, and criticized European sanctions that caused the continental energy crisis. Erdogan also revealed that he had asked Putin to provide discounts on imported natural gas from Russia.

Over the years, the strategic relationship between Ankara and Washington has been nervous due to a series of problems. These problems include Turkey's human rights records, and the cooperation between the United States and Syria a Kurdish armed organization -Erdogan believes that the armed organizers are "terrorists. "".

Erdogan said that if he had the opportunity to meet with Biden during the annual UN General Assembly on September 13, he would mention the topic of the United States for military support for the Kurdle Armed Forces.

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