US green lights sale of F-35s to Greece

27/01/2024 13 min Episodio 916
US green lights sale of F-35s to Greece

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After over a year of delays, the Biden administration on Friday formally informed Congress of its intention to proceed with a deal to sell F-35 stealth fighter jets to Greece. At the same time, it also notified Congress of the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has described this move as an important milestone for Greece and for US-Greece relations. Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest analysis from Athens as we look at what this means for Greece, US-Greece relations, and more.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:US advances fighter jet sale to Greece, Turkey; Congress likely to approveChair Cardin Welcomes Turkey’s Action on Sweden’s NATO Accession, Approves Sale of F-16s to Turkey, Expresses Concern on New Hungarian IntransigenceAthens irked by US delays in arms timetableCyprus offers measures to support estranged Turkish CypriotsBlock on Turkish Cypriot mixed marriages for citizenship lifted