President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he told Donald Trump during their White House meeting that Turkey wouldn’t halt its deployment of a Russian air-defense system, as he downplayed differences between the NATO allies over the deal
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The remarks suggest Erdogan remains confident his personal rapport with Trump will ward off punitive actions against Turkey. Top Pentagon officials have repeatedly said Turkey will not be able to participate in the U.S. F-35 fighter jet program if it continues with its deployment of the S-400.
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