Posted 1/26/2024, 11:36:00 PM
Senator Greenlights F-16 Sales to Turkey After It Drops NATO Blockade of Sweden
- Senator Cardin permits F-16 sales to Turkey following its approval of Sweden into NATO
- Cardin raised concerns about Turkey's human rights record, ties with Russia, and support of Hamas
- Turkey had been blocking Sweden from joining NATO until concessions were made
- Hungarian PM Orbán has also obstructed Sweden's NATO accession, frustrating EU aid to Ukraine
- Sweden joining NATO expands the alliance's northern border with Russia