Envoy expects US-Türkiye to 'soon' solve issue of sanctions over S-400

US Ambassador to Türkiye Tom ​Barrack said on ‌Friday he expected Washington and Ankara to soon solve ​the issue of ​US sanctions over Türkiye's ⁠purchase of Russian S-400 ​missile defences, Report informs via Reuters.

"I think you ​are going to see the S-400 situation solved soon. ​From my boss's point ​of view, acceptance into an ‌F-35 ⁠programme is fine," Barrack said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

In 2020, the ​US ​sanctioned ⁠fellow NATO member Türkiye over the ​purchase and removed ​it ⁠from a procurement and manufacturing programme for F-35 ⁠fighter ​jets.