WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on June 7 told Turkey that it is cutting off Ankara’s purchase of F-35 fighter jets if the Turkish government goes ahead with plans to buy a Russian missile defense system, ratcheting up what has been a lengthy, heated dispute between the two NATO allies.
Associated Press: US warns Turkey it may lose jets for buying Russian system
This picture taken on April 25, 2017 shows a US F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Amari Air Base, Estonia.
