Envoy expects U.S.-Turkey to 'soon' solve issue of sanctions over S-400 defences

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday (April 17) he expected Washington and Ankara to soon solve the issue of U.S. sanctions over Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 missile defences, Reuters reports.

"The relationship between the two countries (U.S. and Turkey) has never been better. I think you are going to see the S-400 situation solved soon. From my boss's point of view, acceptance into an F-35 programme is fine," Barrack said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

In 2020, the U.S. sanctioned fellow NATO member Turkey over the purchase and removed it from a procurement and manufacturing programme for F-35 fighter jets.