Biden Urges Congress to Approve $20 Billion F-16 Sale to Turkey After Ankara Greenlights Sweden’s NATO Bid
• Biden sent a letter to Congress urging quick approval of a $20B sale of F-16s to Turkey, following Turkey's vote to allow Sweden to join NATO • The letter was sent to top lawmakers who oversee arms transfers and have been questioning details of the sale • Turkey's Erdogan had linked approving Sweden's NATO bid to the pending F-16 sale • Congress wants assurances from Turkey on not using jets against Kurds in Syria and ratifying Sweden's NATO accession • Hungary has also pledged to approve Sweden joining NATO but gave no timeline for a vote