United States President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine, as Erdogan sought a long-awaited deal to buy US stealth fighter jets.<\/p>\n
As Erdogan visited the White House for the first time since 2019 during Trump\u2019s first term, Trump called on him to use his influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end Moscow\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n
Trump said that he would discuss Ankara\u2019s wish to buy high-tech F-35 aircraft and was ready to end sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of Russian air defence missiles.<\/p>\n
Nato ally Turkey was booted out of the flagship US stealth fighter programme during Trump\u2019s first term after it defiantly bought Russia\u2019s S-400 surface-to-air missile system.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to have him stop buying any oil from Russia while Russia continues this rampage,\u201d Trump told reporters alongside Erdogan in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n
Trump said Erdogan was \u201cvery respected\u201d by both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and \u201ccould have a big influence if he wanted to. Right now, he\u2019s being very neutral.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best thing he could do is not buy oil and gas from Russia,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n
Asked when the US sanctions on Turkey\u2019s defence sector imposed over the Russian missiles could end, Trump replied: \u201cIf we have a good meeting, almost immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first Trump administration took the action out of concern that Turkey\u2019s purchase of the Russian anti-aircraft system would end up giving Nato\u2019s main adversary a window into the alliance\u2019s capabilities.<\/p>\n
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\nTrump, who was wearing a badge of a gold fighter jet on the lapel of his suit jacket, confirmed that they would discuss Turkey\u2019s push to end the long-running rift over buying more US aircraft.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wants the F-35 and he\u2019s wanted that, and we\u2019re talking about that very seriously,\u201d Trump said, adding that Turkey also wanted to buy more of the older F-16 jets and \u201cyou\u2019ll know about that by the end of the day\u201d.<\/p>\n
Trump, known for his admiration for forceful foreign leaders, has long shown a fondness for Erdogan and is embracing him despite a crackdown in Turkey on the opposition. His warm welcome also came despite the fact that Erdogan is at odds with key US ally Israel on Gaza and Syria.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a guy who\u2019s highly opinionated. Usually, I don\u2019t like opinionated people, but I always like this one, but he\u2019s a tough one,\u201d Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knows about rigged elections better than anybody,\u201d Trump added about his counterpart, after saying that they had stayed friends even while the Republican was out of office due to what he called a \u201crigged election\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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