Turkey and Greece Although both Nato , the relationship between Turkey and Greece is not very good, and it can even be described as bad. Turkey often has unhappy with Greece due to issues such as energy and sea area division, and the two countries are constantly in conflict.
In June this year, US President Biden promised Turkey that he would sell F-16 fighter jet to Türkiye. As a result, there has been no movement until now. The United States recently delivered two F-16 fighter jets to Greece. The F-16 fighter jets that Türkiye failed to seek were easily obtained by Greece. The United States' move completely angered the Turkish government.
Erdogan: US fighter jets sell whenever they like to sell, and if they don’t sell, they will lose
Recently, Turkish President Erdogan said to the outside world, "The United States is not the only country in the world that sells fighter jets ." Erdogan believes that Türkiye can buy fighter jets from other places and does not necessarily have to hang them on this tree in the United States. If the American fighter jets are sold, they will sell them, but if they don’t sell them, they will lose their losses.
Türkiye was once a member of the F-35 project and originally planned to purchase 100 F-35 fighter jets. Later, Türkiye bought Russia's S-400 system, and the US government directly kicked Türkiye out of the F-35 project.
What’s even more excessive is that the US government is still unwilling to return the $1.4 billion deposit. Erdogan gave the US government two options, either returning the deposit or selling the F-16 fighter jet to Türkiye. The US government chose the latter, but has not fulfilled its promises for a long time.
U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment expressly prohibiting the United States from selling F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye unless the Biden administration can guarantee that the move is in the interests of the United States.
The United States "treats differently" Türkiye and Greece
From the arms sales, it can be seen that the United States is "treats differently" Türkiye and Greece. It would be fine if Greece bought Russia's S-300 system, but Türkiye would be punished for purchasing the S-400 system.
At present, Türkiye does not have the ability to independently develop and produce third-generation fighter , and can only purchase fighter jets from other countries to make up for its own shortcomings in the air force. The United States has been reluctant to sell F-16 fighter jets, making Türkiye's old Air Force fighter jets unable to be replaced.
In addition to the United States, France is also strongly supporting Türkiye's "nemesis" Greece's upgraded arms. France not only sold frigate to Greece, but also sold 24 Rafale fighter to Greece. In addition, French President Macron also signed a defense agreement with Greece.
The United States and France "support" Greece, which made Türkiye feel unbalanced. The Biden administration has breached trust in Türkiye several times, and Erdogan finally couldn't help it, so he made a harsh statement to the United States.
"internal strife" has occurred within NATO. If the Biden administration cannot handle this matter properly, it will inevitably affect the unity within NATO.
(Source: Zhenyu Observation) Contact to delete
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