“We will make sure that equipment is ready and usable,” Jeffrey told reporters. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey David Satterfield said on the same day that the U.S. is examining Turkey’s request for air defenses.
“Turkey is a NATO ally. Much of the military uses American equipment. We will make sure that equipment is ready and usable,” Jeffrey told reporters in Turkey’s border province of Hatay.
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, David Satterfield, said at the briefing that Washington is examining Ankara’s request for air defense systems.
Ankara has asked for the use of U.S. Patriot surface-to-air defences, even though it opted to buy the Russian-made S-400 alternatives last year in a move that enraged Washington and teed up U.S. sanctions.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is scheduled to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on March 5 after weeks of talks between their delegations have so far failed to agree a ceasefire.