Thursday, July 18, 2019

Trump boots Turkey from F-35 program after its purchase of Russian-made missile system

Trump boots Turkey from F-35 program after its purchase of Russian-made missile system

Deirdre Shesgreen and Donovan Slack
,USA TODAY•July 17, 2019
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said Wednesday it would cancel Turkey's participation in the Pentagon's elite Joint Strike Fighter program amid a growing rift over Ankara's decision to purchase a Russian missile defense system.

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