Turkey’s ties to Russia are not an alternative to relations with the U.S. and the EU, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Tuesday.
Speaking at a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Linas Linkevicius, Çavuşoğlu addressed Turkey’s deteriorating relations with the U.S., noting that numerous congressmen and senators are “working hard” to repair the damage done to ties between the two NATO allies.
“The U.S. should drop its threatening language. If it adopts an attitude of ‘I’ll do as I please’ like in cowboy movies, it will face a counter-reaction.”
Addressing the issue of blocking the delivery of F-35 jets to Turkey, Çavuşoğlu reiterated that Turkey is a partner in the project and that it is backed by international law.
