New Delhi: At a high-level conference in Abu Dhabi, US Ambassador to Turkiye Tom Barrack indicated that Ankara is moving toward eliminating its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, a step that could unlock Turkiye’s return to the Washington-led F-35 fighter jet programme.

He confirmed that Turkiye has addressed the operational problems linked to the system, while stressing that simply possessing the Russian hardware continues to be a serious point of tension with America.

“I believe these issues will be resolved in the next four to six months,” Barrack declared.

When pressed on whether Turkiye is preparing to get rid of the system, he replied, “Yes.”

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