Overview

• At the White House, Trump urged Ankara to stop buying Russian oil and said sanctions on Turkey’s defense sector could be lifted "almost immediately" if talks went well.
• He said he expects F-35 discussions "to conclude positively," yet U.S. law continues to bar sales while Turkey retains Russia’s S-400 air-defense system.
• A U.S.-drafted statement of intent covers new F-16s and major Boeing aircraft purchases, but it omits F-35s due to legal prohibitions, according to Reuters.
• Turkey was removed from the F-35 program in 2019 over the S-400 purchase and says it has already paid about $1.4 billion toward the jets.
• The leaders also addressed regional conflicts, with Trump praising Erdogan as "a tough man," pressing him to use influence with Putin and Zelensky, and navigating tensions over Gaza.