West Needs To Supply Turkey With F-35s, Patriot Complexes Without Preconditions - Ankara

The West needs to supply Turkey with US F-35 fighters and Patriot air defense complexes without preconditions, Fahrettin Altun, the head of the presidential office's communications, said

ANKARA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th March, 2022) The West needs to supply Turkey with US F-35 fighters and Patriot air defense complexes without preconditions, Fahrettin Altun, the head of the presidential office's communications, said.

In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Altun said that Turkey views European Union membership as a strategic objective, while its alliance with NATO is a matter of pride fro Ankara.

Turkey expects to receive the well-deserved support from the West, he said, noting that restoring relations requires confidence-building steps. Therefore, the West needs to supply Turkey with F-35s and Patriot batteries without any preconditions.