To the reasons that prompted him to object to the acquisition F-35 fighters from Türkiye This was stated by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. Michael McCall during the conference of the World Coordinating Committee for the Struggle for Cyprus (PSEKA) in Washington.

At the same time, a Republican congressman from Texas praised the allied attitude of our country, noting that has already given approval for the purchase of F-35 fighters from Greece.

Explaining the reason for his decision, McCall said: “Why would you buy military equipment in Russia? Why did you buy the S-400? I sign all foreign arms sales, and Ed Royce (former chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee) did the same. Why did you buy Russian S-400s? And at the same time they want us to sell them the F-35. We cannot do this because the F-35 technologies will be transferred through the S-400. We are told that it is still in the box. I answered, send the box to Ukraine and then we’ll talk. This, of course, is a lie. They are not inside the box and everyone knows it. And for that I signed the F-35 sale to Greece because Greece deserves them.“.

Meanwhile, yesterday Senator Robert Menendez spoke about Blinken’s assurances that the Biden administration is not going to override the veto (congressional hold) on Turkish F-16s.

“I asked Minister Blinken directly because he met with the Turkish Foreign Minister a few months ago. I asked him both before and after the meeting: “Will you override the objections of the Senate against the sale of Turkey and especially the F-16?” And he answered me without hesitation: “As I told the Turkish Foreign Minister, I will tell you the same. I have no intention of overriding your objections to arms sales.” And although Cavusoglu pressed him in response: “If you agree to this sale to us, why don’t you circumvent his objections?” Blinken replied: “I will not do this,” he characteristically noted, referring to a conversation with US Foreign Secretary Anthony Blinken.