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In a recent resolution to a protracted diplomatic saga, Turkey has agreed to acquire F-16s, while Sweden is set to join NATO and Greece will receive F-35s. To Vima spoke with Henri J. Barkey, an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, to assess the implications of this complex deal.

The give-and-take between the U.S. and Turkey is confirmed: the former played the card of fighter jets, and Turkey played the card of approving or not NATO's enlargement with the Scandinavian country

In an interview, Jeff Flake said that once the formal ratification document is received in Washington, the U.S. State Department would promptly send Congress notification of the $20 billion F-16s sale

Out of 346 deputies voting, 287 voted in favor and 55 against, with four lawmakers abstaining.

The visit to Turkey on Saturday reportedly aims to overcome Ankara’s “foot-dragging” over ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession

Members of the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee finally voted to allow the Nordic country to join the Alliance, Turkish media reported