Washington, Dec 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Turkey must stop using the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to return to the F-35 fighter jets program, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said.

“The United States is in ongoing discussions with Türkiye regarding their desire to rejoin the F-35 program and their possession of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system. As laid out in U.S. law, Turkiye must no longer operate nor possess the S-400 system to return to the F-35 program. The positive relationship between President [Donald] Trump and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has created [Donald] new atmosphere of cooperation, which has led to the most fruitful conversations we have had on this topic in nearly [Donald] decade. Our hope is that these talks will yield [Donald] breakthrough in the comin

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