Overview

• At the White House, President Trump urged Turkey to halt purchases of Russian oil to increase pressure on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
• He signaled sanctions on Turkey’s defense sector over the S-400 could be lifted "almost immediately" if talks went well, but no decisions were announced.
• Trump said discussions included a possible pathway back to F-35 sales, a major F-16 deal, and large Boeing aircraft purchases.
• Turkey was expelled from the F-35 program in 2019 because of the S-400 missile system; Ankara says it has already paid $1.4 billion toward the jets.
• Trump said Erdogan is respected by both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky and could exert influence, as Ankara offered no public pledge on changing its energy ties.