ANKARA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Turkey and the United States are discussing the U.S. sanctions and obstacles to Ankara rejoining the F-35 jet programme but nothing has changed ‍with respect to its possession of Russian S-400 air defences, the defence ministry said on Friday.

The NATO allies have been at loggerheads since 2020 when Washington removed Ankara from Lockheed Martin’s fighter jet programme and imposed sanctions over Turkey’s acquisition of the S-400s, which Washington ‌calls a security threat.

Turkey says that move ‌was unjust. Both sides have said they hope the CAATSA sanctions and U.S. laws can be overcome in U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term so that Turkey can both buy the jets and return to the manufacturing programme.

U.S. Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack said on Wedn

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