The US will lose its neutrality in NATO if the US Congress approves the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Greece and opposes Turkey's purchase of F-16s, a spokesman for the Turkish president said. Anadolu writes about it.

 "If some senators like (Bob) Menendez present this as a precondition in Congress, but at the same time give a positive response to Greece's request for the F-35, they will clearly lose their neutral position in the NATO alliance. If they make it a precondition, it will never be acceptable to Turkey," Ibrahim Kalin told reporters in the country's capital, Ankara.

 In 2021, Turkey requested from Washington 40 F-16 aircraft and kits for modernization. The State Department has informally notified Congress of the possible sale.

 Ankara claims that the planes will strengthen not only Turkey, but also NATO.