ISTANBUL: US President Donald Trump has the authority to waive sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of Russian air defence systems and should find a"middle ground" in the dispute, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday .
"Since this is the case, it is Trump who needs to find the middle ground," Erdogan said, according to Haberturk. "Right now, I don't believe Trump is of the same opinion of those below him and he has said this in front of all the world's media," Erdogan said."By buying the S-400s, we are not getting ready for war. We are trying to guarantee peace and our national security."Despite Trump's warm words, U.S officials said last week the administration still planned to act.
U.S. officials have said Turkey could also be thrown off the F-35 stealth fighter jet programme in addition to the threatened CAATSA sanctions, meaning it would no longer be part of the production process or be able to buy the jets it has ordered.
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