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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...
Greek News
First Upgraded F-16 Jets Arrive in Greece
The first two of a total of eighty-three upgraded F-16 jets arrived at the Tanagra Airbase in Greece on Monday.
The first two F-16 Viper jets will serve as pilot training aircraft. Greece hopes to receive at least six more...
USA
Congress Votes to Block Sale of F-16 Fighter Jets to Turkey
The US House of Representatives voted to approve a measure that will likely block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey on Thursday.
The measure prohibits the US President from selling or transferring the fighter jets or kits to...
Greek News
Battle for the Sale of F-16 Jets to Turkey Heating Up in US Congress
Battle lines are being drawn in the US Congress for the proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey as Greek-American lawmakers are mobilizing to ensure that the Biden administration does not proceed with the sale and the upgrade...
Europe
The U.S. Caves in to Erdogan’s Blackmail with F-16 Pledge
A senior Pentagon official confirmed on Wednesday that the US fully supports the modernization of Turkey's F-16 fleet, hours after Turkish President Erdogan agreed to lift the threat of a veto on Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
As US President...