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Vance says review underway to see how Turkey can get F-35 fighter jets

By Thomson Reuters Jun 24, 2026 | 4:11 PM

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance ​indicated on ‌Wednesday that a review was under way to see ‌how ​the United ⁠States could ⁠sell Turkey F-35 fighter jets given Ankara’s 2019 acquisition ​of Russian S-400 missile defense ⁠systems.

“Pete and ⁠the entire ​team are reviewing this ​right now, because ‌there are certain things that we have to ⁠certify have happened … in order to comply with ⁠American ‌law. The ⁠president has ​asked ‌us to do ​that,” Vance ⁠told reporters.

(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and Andrea Shalal; editing by Michelle ​Nichols )