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Diplomacy
US Senator Urges For Assurances to Greece and Cyprus Over Turkish F-16 Upgrades
US Senator Chris Van Hollen, a prominent member of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has urged a State Department official to secure firm assurances from Turkey regarding their intentions with the sought-after F-16 fighter jet upgrades.
The...
Greek News
Senator Menendez Grills Secretary Blinken on Turkey
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was grilled on Washington's support for Turkey by Bob Menendez at a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
The Chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the Senate, a staunch critic of Erdogan's Turkey,...
Greek News
Selling F-16 Jets to Turkey in US ‘National Interest’, Blinken Says
Upgrading and selling F-16 jets to Turkey is a “national and security interest” for the Biden administration, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.
After talks in Ankara with his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, Blinken said that the Biden...
Europe
U.S. Senators Appeal to President Biden to Delay F-16 Sale to Turkey
U.S. Senators sent on Thursday a letter to President Biden expressing concern about Turkey’s continued delays around ratifying the NATO accession protocols for Sweden and Finland.
The bipartisan initiative led by Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) states that...
Diplomacy
Turkey Accuses the U.S. of Favoring Greece in Fighter Jet Sales Saga
Turkey has accused the U.S. of favoring Greece and losing its "neutrality" if Congress approves the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Greece and opposes Turkey's F-16 purchase.
Turkey's Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın warned on Tuesday that this would be...
Military
Western Leaders Ponder Providing Fighter Jets to Ukraine
Members of the NATO alliance are unsure of whether to send fighter jets to Ukraine. For now, the US and UK have rejected the idea but Poland and France are more receptive.
Since the Russian invasion began in February of...
Greek news
Plane Lands Safely at Athens Airport After Apparently Fake Bomb Threat
Greek F-16 fighter jets were mobilized to intercept a plane purported to be carrying a bomb. The plane in question was a Boeing 737 belonging to Ryan Air which headed from Poland to Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos, located...
Greek News
Turkey Urges U.S. to Proceed With Sale of F-16 Fighter Jets
Turkey urged the U.S. to expedite the sale of F-16 fighter jets during a meeting in Washington between Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken.
According to the joint statement issued after the meeting, they discussed "strengthening...
Greek News
US Plan to Sell F-16s to Turkey and F-35s to Greece Alarms Ankara
The US administration is reportedly considering selling F-16 jets to Turkey and fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters to Greece, a plan that has alarmed Ankara.
In an attempt to keep both NATO allies happy and maintain a balance of...
Greek News
Sen. Menendez Blasts Turkey’s Erdogan for Threatening to Hit Athens
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez on Monday slammed Turkey's President Erdogan who recently threatened a missile strike on Athens, Greece.
“I come to the Floor today to condemn the recent actions of the Turkish President which are not...