Trump Open to Selling F-35 Jets to Turkey Amid Bid to Repair Bilateral Ties

US President Donald Trump has expressed openness to selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, calling the aircraft 'a great plane.' Turkey has been seeking readmission to the F-35 programme for years, having been removed following its purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems. The dispute also led to US sanctions on Turkey that have strained bilateral relations and hindered Turkish defence initiatives. Ankara has been looking to Trump's diplomatic engagement to break the longstanding deadlock on both the jets and the sanctions.
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