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Congress notified about $259 million F-16 equipment sale to Turkey

On Monday the Biden's administration notified Congress of the planned sale to Turkey of avionics software upgrades for its current fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft, a deal valued at up to $259 million. The deal, which would mark the first military equipment sale to Turkey in years, moved ahead after leaders of U.S. congressional committees gave informal approval. Petros Kasfikis, the Washington DC correspondent for the Athens News Agency and Mega TV, joins Thanos Davelis to break down the details of this deal, what it means for the potential sale of F-16s to Turkey, and explore whether this signals a shift in Washington when it comes to Ankara.

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US sets $259 million F-16 equipment sale to Turkey

Effort to halt Turkey’s patenting ‘Turkaegean’

Chevron seeks drilling ship to expand East Med gas search

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